Science Secrets · Drawing 24 of 40
A Spacesuit Is a Tiny Home
Space
To go outside in space, an astronaut wears a special suit. It supplies oxygen and maintains suitable pressure around the body. Several layers also help protect the astronaut.
Did you know?
The suit’s backpack holds parts of its life-support system.
Look together
What differences do you see compared with an ordinary jacket?
An idea to try
Draw an imaginary spacesuit. Choose three useful functions and explain what they do.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
Spacesuits vary with the mission. This mannequin simplifies a spacewalking suit; a coat or play costume does not perform these functions.
Sources and illustration notes (1)
Simplified scene and shapes. Models, imagined comparisons and enlargements do not preserve all real measurements.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. References identify the institution and the related lesson; some linked pages are in French.
- NASA: What Is a Spacesuit?To go outside in space, an astronaut wears a special suit. It supplies oxygen and maintains suitable pressure around the body. Several layers also help protect the astronaut.
Source review: 2026-10-12. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
