Objects (suits, astronauts, baseballs) STILL HAVE WEIGHT on the ISS and in orbit of the earth. In fact the gravity in Low Earth Orbit is nearly the same as on the surface of the earth. (G = ~8.8 m/s^2 in LEO). read more
Introduced in 1981, it is a two-piece semi-rigid suit, and is currently one of two EVA spacesuits used by crew members on the International Space Station (ISS), the other being the Russian Orlan space suit. It was used by NASA's Space Shuttle astronauts prior to the end of the Shuttle program in 2011. read more
A space suit is a garment worn to keep a human alive in the harsh environment of outer space, vacuum and temperature extremes. Space suits are often worn inside spacecraft as a safety precaution in case of loss of cabin pressure, and are necessary for extravehicular activity (EVA), work done outside spacecraft. read more