Narrator: But the spacesuits NASA currently uses are more than 40 years old. 18 suits were developed for the Space Shuttle program in 1974 and have vastly overworked their original 15-year-life ...

While based on the IVA suit, the EVA suit's soft portions ... infrared heat back to the crew when they are facing deep space." The suit was designed and built at SpaceX in Hawthorne, California ...

durability and protection against the harsh conditions of space. The EVA suit retains the sleek design of the IVA model but introduces new materials and fabrication techniques for improved ...