Dr Jonathan Clarke:There're very few people that have jumped in pressure suits. Of those four people who did that, two died. And two lived. Narrator:Retired Colonel Joe Kittinger was the first man ...

But why not shoot for the moon? Mercury/Gemini: The first space suits were modified U.S. Navy jet-aircraft pressure suits. Neoprene-coated nylon lined the inside; aluminized nylon covered the ...

A daredevil stuntman broke the sound barrier when he jumped from the edge of space back down to Earth in 2012. In 2012, ...

The suit has inflatable bladders that fill it with oxygen from the orbiter. These bladders inflate automatically at reduced cabin pressure. They also can be manually inflated during entry to ...

The first stage is medical mask material ... maybe repurpose an old Halloween costume into a serviceable positive pressure suit.