"Taternauts" and Spacesuits: How Astronauts Stay Safe in Space | Smithsonian Science Starters

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space astronaut taternaut spacesuit suit safety safe temperature protection micrometeorites International Space Station ISS ISS Science National Air and Space Museum STEM in 30 Smithsonian Science Starters
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Science STEAM
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Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
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"Taternauts" and Spacesuits: How Astronauts Stay Safe in Space | Smithsonian Science Starters

The spacesuits that astronauts wear act as their own personal spacerafts--regulating their temperatures, and made to protect them from micrometeorites while outside of the International Space Station. Join the STEM in 30 team as they create their own "space suits" for some astronaut "Taternauts." 
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PBS Learning Media

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