“Taternauts” and Spacesuits: How Astronauts Stay Safe in Space | Smithsonian Science Starters

The spacesuits that astronauts wear act as their own personal spacerafts–regulating their temperatures, and made to protect them from micrometeorites while outside of the International Space Station. Join the STEM in 30 team as they create their own “space suits” for some astronaut “Taternauts.”