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Inside a modern space station, the atmosphere is controlled, so astronauts do not need to wear space suits. Instead they wear normal comfortable clothing. Before a mission, crewmembers are given a selection of clothing including flight suits, trousers, lined zipper jackets, knit shirts, sleep shorts, soft slippers, and underwear. All of the clothing is flame retardant, which means that it does not burn easily. (Fire is a huge danger in space flight because it is so difficult to put out). All the outer clothes have closable pockets for storing such items as pens, pencils, data books, sunglasses, a multipurpose Swiss army pocketknife, and scissors. Open pockets would not be much use! |
