OtterKnow Kids EncyclopediaAstronauts wear special spacesuits when they go outside in space. These suits keep them safe from the cold, heat, and emptiness of space. A spacesuit is like a tiny spacecraft that you wear on your body!
Inside the space station, astronauts wear comfy clothes like t-shirts and shorts. But when they go outside, they put on big white spacesuits with helmets, gloves, and boots. The suit gives them air to breathe and water to drink. It takes about 45 minutes to put on a spacesuit!
- A spacesuit weighs about 280 pounds on Earth, but in space it feels weightless.
- Each suit costs millions of dollars to make.
- Astronauts wear a special diaper inside their suits in case they need to go to the bathroom during a long spacewalk!
