What is the difference between the white space suits and the orange space suits that NASA astronauts wear?
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The orange suits are known as Advanced Crew Escape Suits (ACES) and are worn only during liftoff and reentry.  These suits are fully pressurized and include locking components that ensure that if the astronauts need to escape from the shuttle they will not loose any of the components and thus pressure from the suit.  The suits also contains a parachute harness and a survival pack. The orange color is to increase visibility of the astronauts so rescue crews would be able to find them in the event of a bailout from the shuttle.\n\nThe white suits are standard space suits and do not have any of the safety features of the ACES as they are only to be used in space, thus do not need to be equipped with a survival pack or a parachute.  The white color is also more conducive to a space environment as it reflect sunlightt thus helping to prevent excessive heating from sunligh on the suit.
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The first SHUTTLE launch was April 12, 1981. STS-1.\n\nSomehting interesting about that launch: The Shuttle's external tank and solid rocket boosters were painted all white. Initially this was OK, but rocket science is all about cutting weight where you can on a rocket. The paint's weight was enourmous, thus they began leaving the external tank its basic orange color that we all know today.\n\nFor those above who think the shuttle launched before 1981, you are mistaken. The Shuttle is the nickname for the STS or Space Transportation System. The Saturn rockets that launched during the Apollo missions were not shuttles. And even if you considered them "shuttles" they were not the first either. The first manned rocket (to make it to space) was a Soviet Soyuz capsule on top of an R-7 rocket manned by Yuri Gagarin.
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whitish/grayish. It's really just made up of rock. Then again its just a humongous rock that's in orbit with us.
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To keep them cool. White helps reflect the sun light. And the long robes prevent sunburn.
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They dont wear shoes with magnets. Magnets are too heavy and only works on ferromagnetic surfaces. Also magnets affects the sensitive equipment that can be found in the ISS and the Shuttle. Velcro is much lighter and was used alot during the apollo era to keep things from floating around.
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Check that first letter. I think it is "atmosphere."\n\nCheck this link:\n\nhttp://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/academy/space/atmosphere.html
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A nice pant suit. with heels and a conservative blouse. It's a good way to dress conservatively but professional and gauge what everyone else is wearing. Plus, no worries about stocking/hosery getting snagged.
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White reflects light at *visible* wavelengths better.\n\nHowever, the designers were not trying to reflect visible light.  I would guess they designed the coating to emit thermal radiation as efficiently as possible - approaching 'black-body'.  The coating color would probably be secondary to that consideration.\n\n****\nSide Note\n*****\nDue to it's tremendous speed, the orbiter shock-heats air at it's leading surfaces during reentry. (the orbiter's underbelly is exposed directly to the 'wind stream', if you will, due to the orbiter's initial high-angle of attack)\n\nThe temperatures of the thermal protective surfaces rise primarily in response to thermal radiation from the incandescent shockwave.  NOT FROM FRICTION.
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both words are from Greek.\n\nCosmonaut means sailor of the universe.\nrussian space explorers are known as cosmonauts\n\nAstronaut means sailor among the stars\namerican space explorers are known as astronauts
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Depends on the air force.  The US is blue and white, Canada, Britain, and New Zealand in blue and grey (mainly blue), Australia in dark blue.
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The point of Superman and Spiderman's suits were that they were cobbled together as a "quick fix" to find a disguise.  While both have changed over the years, they were never made of some "super space-age polymer" fabric.\nSo no, I don't like the new suit.
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You will actually observe of a lot of people in desert regions wearing loose black robes. This intentionally heats up the air inbetween their garments, but this air quickly rises and causes fresh cooler air to be sucked up from the ground. The steady stream of air has an overall cooling effect through evaporating their perspiration.\n\nIf you are wearing tight clothes, then white is better to simply reflect the heat as you are aware.
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It really depends on the shades and your body and complexion.  I would like to see an olive suit with a cream or sky blue shirt, sticking with the colors of nature.
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Well, a suit is a jacket AND pants. A blazer is usually navy blue with brass buttons. A sport coat is a jacket sold separately from pants and usually a different color than the pants, sometimes with a pattern. And, yes, you can wear a sport coat with jeans and a T-shirt!
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NASA is well explain, all that you want. Check this site.\n\nhttp://spaceflight.nasa.gov/living/index.html
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I assume you are asking what do they use while spacewalking.  In space there is a lack of gravity, this means that the astronauts can't use the same screwdriver or ratchet we do.  Specially design tools have been made to assist them with their work.
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Both...the tops are purple and the bottoms are white.