pressure suit

Example Sentences

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He free fell for 13 seconds, protected against air temperatures as low as minus-94 degrees by specialized clothing and a pressure suit.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2022

Mr Aldrin spent the majority of the six-day journey in space wearing the inflight jacket, changing out of it only mid-way through to swap into a pressure suit for stepping onto the lunar surface itself.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2022

The mannequin is outfitted in the same blue pressure suit that future Starliner passengers will wear and includes a suite of sensors that will collect data about the flight.

From The Verge • May 19, 2022

What would your concerns be if you were building a homemade space suit or pressure suit?

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2021

The flight was over, and I was ready to get out of that pressure suit.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins