Smart undershirts and AI algorithms will keep astronauts healthy on NASA's planned Gateway moon-orbiting space station.

That basic color has saved countless astronaut lives. NASA didn't always have white spacesuits. Their very first manned spaceflight, Project Mercury, featured silver suits, but none of those ...

A spacesuit has to protect an astronaut from the vacuum of ... but the individual components that we use to keep the suits healthy and moving forward is also dwindling. A great example of that ...

Afterward, she inspected and serviced the spacesuit’s life support gear following the previous day’s suit resizing and ...

and we have to make sure that the components we will be using can withstand that high level of radiation," Fournier added. Related: Astronaut suits up in 'smart' astroskin jersey on space station ...

How do they differ from other astronaut attire down the years? The futuristic flight suits worn by Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken during Saturday's successful launch look a world away from the bulky ...

Now, researchers want to build something similar for astronauts. Going out for a spacewalk is not easy. Not only do you need ...

The Apollo astronauts moved with a characteristic, almost awkward bounce partly due to the limitations of their suits ...