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Learn how synthetic materials in astronauts' suits help them survive the hostile environment of space

U.S. soldiers wearing Kevlar helmets and ceramic-reinforced Kevlar vests and neck protectors while approaching a building in Sāmarrāʾ, Iraq, 2004.

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Kevlar: Media

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Learn how synthetic materials in astronauts' suits help them survive the hostile environment of space

Learn how synthetic materials in astronauts' suits help them survive the hostile environment of space

Learn about some of the synthetic materials—nylon, Dacron, Mylar, Kevlar—from which...

Video: © Open University (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

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U.S. soldiers wearing Kevlar helmets and ceramic-reinforced Kevlar vests and neck protectors while approaching a building in Sāmarrāʾ, Iraq, 2004.

U.S. soldiers wearing Kevlar helmets and ceramic-reinforced Kevlar vests and neck...

Johan Charles Van Boers/U.S. Department of Defense

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