Survival in the Skies

Track the evolution of the space suit, from the first pressure suit of the 1930s to outfits that will take man to Mars.

Meet the innovators who developed newer, safer ways to fall from the sky and those whose lives were saved by them.

Witness the ingenuity and bravery of the pioneers who developed, built, and even risked their lives testing the ejection seat.

From the first gas turbine to tomorrow’s hypersonic jet engines, see the evolution of the machine that is changing the world.