Spacesuits must provide astronauts all the comfort and support that the Earth or a spacecraft does - like atmosphere, water, protection from radiation…
..and going to the bathroom!
If you did not wear a space suit, these are the things that would happen to you…
- You would become unconscious within 15 seconds because there is no oxygen.
- Because the atmospheric pressure is so thin, your internal blood pressure would cause your blood to boil and then freeze
- You would face extreme temperatures: 120 degrees Celsius in the sunlight and minus 100 degrees Celsius in the shade!
- You would be exposed to various types of radiation from the sun.
- And you could be hit by small particles of dust moving at high speed or, even, space debris.
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