Join ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer, and his Crew-3 mates NASA astronauts Kayla Barron, Raja Chari and Thomas Marshburn, as they check out their Crew Dragon launch and entry suits before they return to Earth.

The spacesuits are custom-made for each crew member and protect the astronauts from potential fire and depressurisation in the crew capsule. A single connection point on the thigh, connects the spacesuits to the life support system that supplies the astronauts with oxygen and power, as well as cooling and communication systems.

The suits are equipped with touchscreen-compatible gloves and a flame-resistant outer layer and can provide pressurisation with a controlled environment for the crew in the event of cabin depressurisation. The helmets are custom manufactured using 3D-printing technology and equipped with integrated valves, visor retraction and locking mechanisms, as well as microphones.

Crew-3 was launched to the Space Station on 11 November 2021 and will have spent approximately six months living and working in orbit before a planned splashdown off the coast of Florida, USA, in early May.

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