Perfected after six years of research, the sophisticated AMU (for Astronaut Maneuvering Unit) that is built into the space walker’s backpack will ... if fuel or oxygen is running low.

Before leaving the space shuttle to perform tasks in space, an astronaut has to spend several hours breathing pure oxygen before proceeding ... and a parachute pack. The suit, consisting of ...

The Russian Soyuz spacecraft (L) brought a new crew to the International Space Station (ISS) in June Astronauts on the ... situation - a pressure drop, an oxygen leak at the station," chief ...