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Join ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer, and his Crew-3 mates NASA astronauts Kayla Barron, Raja Chari and Thomas Marshburn, as they check out their Crew Dragon launch and entry suits before they return to Earth.<\/p>\n
The spacesuits are custom-made for each crew member and protect the astronauts from potential fire and depressurisation in the crew capsule. A single connection point on the thigh, connects the spacesuits to the life support system that supplies the astronauts with oxygen and power, as well as cooling and communication systems.<\/p>\n
The suits are equipped with touchscreen-compatible gloves and a flame-resistant outer layer and can provide pressurisation with a controlled environment for the crew in the event of cabin depressurisation. The helmets are custom manufactured using 3D-printing technology and equipped with integrated valves, visor retraction and locking mechanisms, as well as microphones.<\/p>\n
Crew-3 was launched to the Space Station on 11 November 2021 and will have spent approximately six months living and working in orbit before a planned splashdown off the coast of Florida, USA, in early May.<\/p>\n
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