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Most helmets have coverings to reflect sunlight, and tinted visors to reduce glare, much like sunglasses. We have even seen instances where civilians on missions have lost their lives like in the case of shuttle Columbia. As shuttle flights became more routine, the astronauts stopped wearing pressurized suits during liftoff. Either way, the data suggests Ultima is no more than 20 miles in diameter, dark as reddish dirt, and well within range of New Horizons’ fuel supply. After the Gemini program, astronauts learned that cooling with air did not work very well. Some of us use it to power our homes; others buy carbon offsets that put money into solar and wind power to offset traditional energy use (see How Carbon Offsets Work). Therefore, spacecraft are equipped with footholds and hand restraints to help astronauts work in microgravity. To help this problem, space suits are equipped with special joints or tapers in the fabric to help the astronauts bend their hands, arms, legs, knees and ankles.

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Both the shuttle and the International Space Station have normal air mixtures that mimic our atmosphere. We will discuss the current space suit (Extravehicular Mobility Unit or EMU) that is used for spacewalking from the shuttle and International Space Station in the next section. Therefore, the cabin pressure of either the shuttle itself or an airlock must be reduced before an astronaut gets suited up for a spacewalk. The basic Apollo space suit, which was worn during liftoff, was the backup suit needed in case cabin pressure failed. The astronaut can adjust the temperature, pressure and air flow through controls on the DCM. To cope with the extremes of temperature, most space suits are heavily insulated with layers of fabric (Neoprene, Gore-Tex, Dacron) and covered with reflective outer layers (Mylar or white fabric) to reflect sunlight. It allows for communication and for monitoring of the astronaut’s vital signs (respiration rate, heart rate, temperature, etc.). In the helmet, oxygen flows from behind the astronaut’s head, over the head and down his or her face. So, most space suits provide a pure oxygen atmosphere for breathing. During liftoff, the suit’s oxygen and cooling water were supplied by the ship. Therefore, excess carbon dioxide must be removed from the space suit’s atmosphere.