Space flight is a tricky thing, especially when you consider how to provide all the necessities of life, particularly waste ...

(Personally, I find the Mercury suit worn by John Glenn to be the best-looking space suit of all.) The basic thing to remember is that NASA’s EMU is built for long-duration space walks ...

But why not shoot for the moon? Mercury/Gemini: The first space suits were modified U.S. Navy jet-aircraft pressure suits. Neoprene-coated nylon lined the inside; aluminized nylon covered the ...

NASA unveiled the seven astronauts who would be part of the historic Mercury Project, a pioneering US space exploration program. Known as the 'Mercury Seven', these brave men were selected from ...

The Destination Moon gallery will honor the steely astronaut who made the first U.S. flight into space by exhibiting his Mercury suit and capsule. By the end of his career, the astronaut turned ...

Their very first manned spaceflight, Project Mercury, featured silver suits, but none of those astronauts actually explored the vacuum of space. And that's the key because out there, spacesuits ...