There are quite a few tools that the Astronauts use, though for construction and maintenance in space, the Pistol Grip Tool (PGT) is the primary tool of choice. Its predecessor was the Power Ratchet Tool (PRT), originally developed and created for servicing the Hubble Space Telescope. Problems with a battery tether, battery time, bulkiness, and a lack of torque limiter/controls, led the Goddard Space Flight Center to design the PGT as the follow-up replacement for the PRT. The design was so successful (in other words, the Astronauts liked it) that it beat out a competing design for a tool for constructing the International Space Station by the Johnson Space Center.
The PGT is essentially designed like a cordless drill, except that it has 3/8" socket on the end. In fact, NASA originally approached the Black and Decker corporation to see if they were interested in designing it, but they declined due to the costs involved (PR would've been great though).
There are drum selections for torque, speed, and the information is available as a digital LED readout on the electronics package on top. Though some sources today say the PGT uses a NiMH battery, it was originally designed and flown with Lithium Ion battery packs; NASA spent over a half-million dollars on Lithium Ion technology for the program, leading eventually to its widespread use today.
In addition to the PGT, retainers, tethers, a trace gas analyzer (to ensure there's no leakage of gases present while they're working), sun shield (incorporated as part of their helmet) are the other standard tools for working in space.
There are a couple of PGT pictures on my Supervisor bio page; I was the Quality Rep responsible for the PGT program for NASA when it was being constructed and tested prior to HST's Second Servicing Mission in 1997.
Astronauts use a variety of tools while in space. For instance, astronauts use specially designed tools, like hammers and wrenches, that are made to be used with unwieldy space suits.
The astronauts carry them on special "tool belts" that attach to their spacesuits.
We use space probes, and send astronauts... etc.
They use toilets
orange otherwise white space suit.
Astronauts use a variety of tools while in space. For instance, astronauts use specially designed tools, like hammers and wrenches, that are made to be used with unwieldy space suits.
astronauts need a space shuttle too travel to space, they use MMU's ( Man Maneuvering Unit ) to walk around space, MMU's are chairs that astronauts attach to them to control their movements because space has no air so we can't move
astronauts use space pen because as there is 0gravity in space ink will not fall on the paper
Silly putty was used by astronauts to stop their tools from flying around the spacecraft/shuttle, whilst they were in space. This is because there is no gravity in space, which means that everything will float about the vehicle, and not fall to the floor.
The astronauts carry them on special "tool belts" that attach to their spacesuits.
a space belt
A rocket plane that astronauts use to travel to space.
Astronauts bring tanks of oxygen with them when they go into space. The space suits they use to make space walks also have small oxygen tanks on them.
astronauts have special equipment called F.O.R.B (fuel, oxygen, radio and batteries) and of course visers by miss_india hoped that help u and here is a website if u r doing a project on space: www.nasa.gov/ see u!!!
Space Ships
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Astronauts use space shuttles( trasport people and equipment), Space probes (robotic exploration, Spacecrafts (trasport crew, equipment, and other technologies)