extravehicular mobility unit

noun

1. a spacesuit worn by a space-shuttle astronaut during an extravehicular activity. EMU

Example Sentences

The Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit, as the spacesuit is officially called, is part of a general moonwalking system developed by Axiom Space for the mission.

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Called the EMU, for Extravehicular Mobility Unit, the suit made its debut during the Space Shuttle era, and an “enhanced” version is used by astronauts on the ISS to leave the lab and conduct improvements and repairs on the outside of the station.

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There is also no specific body type required to be an astronaut, but you do have to fit in the spacesuit—called the extravehicular mobility unit—that the astronauts wear to do spacewalks.

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The other spacesuit, with a bright red, white and blue pattern, is called the exploration extravehicular mobility unit.

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One spacesuit, with a colorful bright red, white and blue pattern, is called the exploration extravehicular mobility unit.

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