The necessary use of one’s hands during extravehicular activity makes the spacesuit’s gloves a critical component. Over the years, the United States of America’s astronauts have seen many variations of their gloves (Jordan 9). One of the first glove iterations was for the Mercury program (Figure 2) and resembled a sophisticated rubber glove from 1959 to 1963. Simple in style, they were made out of a ribbed material for ease of grasping controls and had small lights on the first finger of each glove
A person who lives and works in space is an astronaut. Astronauts must be willing to go through strenuous training and studying in order to with hold the job. It is a job like no other. “There are no other jobs in the entire world that are going to let you look down on your planet”, says astronaut Marsha Ivins (Dyson 14). Because most people have never been in space, they can only use pictures and videos to describe it. Astronauts, though they may be looking at the same thing, have a completely different
the astronauts reach their landing site, Miles states that Aldrin and Armstrong will then ready the lunar module for their walk. The final step before the astronauts step on the moon, Miles states is their equipping of their pressure and extravehicular mobility