Astronautics Interview Question:

Please tell me what do astronauts wear under their spacesuits before going to space?

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Under the orange launch and entry suits we wear a pair of long tights. Since you are likely to be in the suit for several hours and since you can not open it up in any way to go, we also wear a diaper for adults. As soon as we reach orbit we remove the suits and put on regular clothes for the duration of the mission. The suits are put back on just before orbit. The EVA suits are the same with an added cooling garment that goes on over the long tights. It is like another pair of long johns with small plastic tubing woven all through it. Chilled water is circulated through it to get rid of body heat and solar heat.
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