SpaceX spacesuits make history | CTV News [Video]

At 700 kilometres above Earth, Thursday’s historic SpaceX spacewalk took place higher than any previous NASA spacewalk, and featured cutting-edge technology.

According to SpaceX, the new extravehicular activity (EVA) astronaut suits are more innovative and an overall improvement from SpaceX’s previous ones. The high-tech EVA suit also has display capabilities inside the helmet, which provides vital information about the suit during the spacewalk.

SpaceX officials say the suits are more comfortable and are flexible enough to be worn during launch and landing, which eliminates the need to have separate suits during the mission.

CTV science and technology expert Dan Riskin said the new suits are critical to the entire privately funded five-day mission.

“Space suits have to do so many things and so the added piece is that they’re trying to make them look cool, and they’re trying to make them lightweight, and they’re trying to make them flexible,” said …