One giant leap for space fashion: MIT team designs sleek, skintight spacesuit
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/biosuit-0716.html
"Newman's prototype suit is a revolutionary departure from the traditional
model. Instead of using gas pressurization, which exerts a force on the
astronaut's body to protect it from the vacuum of space, the suit relies on
mechanical counter-pressure, which involves wrapping tight layers of material
around the body. The trick is to make a suit that is skintight but stretches
with the body, allowing freedom of movement."
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