Posted by Dick Hicks on December 23, 1999 at 10:59:09:
In Reply to: Re: red/orange suits posted by Ed Cheng on December 23, 1999 at 10:22:57:
> > Why are this mission's suits red/orange in color? Katie age 9
> The astronauts have several colors they wear. Normally, when you see them
> walking around for official reasons, they will be wearing their blue
> flight suits.
> The orange suits you see them wearing when they launch and land are
> that color in order to help with emergency recovery.
> The white suits they wear when they go out are white for temperature control
> reasons - any other color would make them too warm when the Sun shines on them
> when they are outside.
What Ed meant to say regarding the white suits is that the astronauts only wear them when they go out for space walks.