EMU – Used on the Space Shuttle, now on the ISS

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EMU – Used on the Space Shuttle, now on the ISS

EMU spacesuit - Astronaut Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, STS-115 mission specialist, photo made on the training version - (06-09-2002)
EMU spacesuit - Astronaut Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, STS-115 mission specialist, photo made on the training version - (06-09-2002)
EMU spacesuit - astronaut Robert L. Behnken, STS-123 mission specialist in the Quest Airlock of the ISS - STS-123 - (20-03-2008)
EMU spacesuit - astronaut Robert L. Behnken, STS-123 mission specialist in the Quest Airlock of the ISS - STS-123 - (20-03-2008)
EMU spacesuit - ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti in the 11-foot chamber Crew Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center - (22-09-2014)
EMU spacesuit - ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti in the 11-foot chamber Crew Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center - (22-09-2014)
EMU spacesuit - STS-134 mission specialist - NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel - NBL, Johnson Space Center - (27-01-2010)
EMU spacesuit - STS-134 mission specialist - NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel - NBL, Johnson Space Center - (27-01-2010)
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  • In use in the years: 1983 – to present.
  • Spaceships: Space Shuttle, used on the ISS.
  • Weight: 9.4 kg, extended version for ISS 145 kg.
 
 
EMU – Pressurized suits will keep an astronaut alive for 8 hours. Extravehicular Mobility Unit allow you to move independently in open space – extra-vehicular activity (EVA).

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