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How many EVA spacesuits are there on the ISS?

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The Joint Airlock is designed to store two full EMUs, 1 short EMU, and 2 Orlan suits. EMU is the NASA suit, Orlan is the Russian suit, and a short EMU is the upper torso part of the EMU suit. read more

Therefore, the astronaut does not need to exert to hold the suit in any position. Hard suits can also operate at higher pressures which would eliminate the need for an astronaut to pre-breathe oxygen to use a 34 kPa (4.9 psi) space suit before an EVA from a 101 kPa (14.6 psi) spacecraft cabin. read more

To support continuous operation of the ISS, in 2000 the period of EMU maintenance cycles was extended from the 1-3 EVAs of a Shuttle mission to one year and 25 EVAs. Then in 2002 the maintenance interval was extended again to 2 years. read more

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