extravehicular mobility unit

American  

noun

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

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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.

From Washington Times

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.

From The Verge

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.

From Scientific American

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

From New York Times

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

From New York Times