How Do the Clothing Astronauts Wear Protect Them?

As we all know, space is full of various dangers. In addition to cosmic rays, various microorganisms and fungi, are just a few of them.

What about the clothes they wear? How does it manage to protect the astronauts?

Astronauts wear a jumpsuit inside their spacesuit that serves as ventilation and cooling.

This overalls is made of elastic materials. It is like a network of thin pipes. The water coming from these pipes helps balance the body temperature of astronauts during space missions.

Astronaut suits consist of different parts. The part that covers the upper part of the body, It is produced from glass fiber, which is a durable and hard material. Fiberglass is a glass-reinforced plastic.

The parts that protect the arms and legs are attached to this rigid body. The flexible parts of spacesuits are made of multiple layers made of different materials occurs.

Each of these layers has different functions.

For example, the outermost layer is produced from the combination of three different materials. Even one of them It is a type of material used in bulletproof vests.. The other two are waterproof and fire resistant.

7 different layers under the outermost protective layer protect astronauts from against temperature changes and the harmful effects of small particles moving at high speed protects.

Since there is no air in space, some substances that are liquid in the human body under normal atmospheric conditions, Keeping the external pressure at the appropriate value to prevent it from turning into a gas must.

For this reason, spacesuits also include a layer pressurized with oxygen.

The oxygen used in this system also allows astronauts to breathe. Helmets used in spacesuits, It should both provide sufficient visibility for astronauts and fully fulfill its protection duty.

For this reason, the visors of helmets protect astronauts from It is made of polycarbonate to protect it from the harmful effects of rays from the sun and particles moving at high speed.. It is also coated with a thin layer of gold particles.

In summary, the clothes worn by astronauts enable them to move easily in space conditions and at the same time They are produced and put into use with care to protect them from the harmful conditions of space.

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