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Think about it. A astronaut wears his suit up in space where gavity level is much lower than in earth. If you have a 160 lbs. suit and a 125 lbs. man the suit would be about 25 lbs. in space and the astronaut would still have his strength to hold up his earth weight, 125 lbs. so he could carry his suit easily.

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12y ago

As there is no atmosphere in space just a vacuum, astronaut's suits are very vital as the suits are basically their "atmosphere" to keep them from the vacuum and protects them from the extreme heat and cold in outer space.

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An astronaut can wear an outfit that is heavier than they are. When they are wearing the outfit on Earth it would be very heavy.Once they are in space they are very light.

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astronauts use big suits in space because they are weighted down so that the astronauts don't float away.

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