/sci/ - Science & Math

>>15240584
Typically a space suit will be made in segments, such as if these segments are held together by bearings. So except for suits with next to no bearings, like the Mercury and Gemini suits, most space suits will not be sewn in all one piece, but instead sewn into their individual segments, whose ends are clamped into a metal bearing (which is likely held tightly together by screws or, in some cases, glue). The bearing itself will have seal lips inside of it so that when one bearing connects with the other (say you're assembling the lower arm segment to the shoulder segment), that connection is airtight.