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[[Image:Spacesuit.jpg|right|thumb|[[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] in a Colonial space suit.]]
[[Image:Spacesuit.jpg|right|thumb|[[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] in a Colonial space suit.]]

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For other items of this type seen in the Re-imagined Series, see Space suit.
Apollo in a Colonial space suit.

In the rare times where Colonial Warriors or other staff must work in low-pressure or vacuum environments, a space suit[1] is needed.

This somewhat-bulky suit consists of a bubble-shaped helmet, connected to a flexible pressure suit with a life-support backpack. Two large hoses connect to the helmet to provide and to clean air to be scrubbed for unbreathable gases from expiration.

Apollo dons a space suit in an attempt to reach areas of Galactica during a dangerous shipboard fire (Fire in Space).

These suits aren't used during Viper flights; Colonial Warriors do not wear any life-support gear during their flights. In the Viper's cockpit, Warriors wear a helmet for communications and their standard uniform in most instances.[2]

References[edit]

  1. This is a Battlestar Wiki descriptive term.
  2. In contrast, the Re-imagined Series pilots use a special one-piece pressure suit during their Viper and Raptor flights. Unless there was another unrevealed technology or process in the Original Series, the possibility of a space-borne SAR mission for Colonial Warriors would seem unlikely since the Warrior would not live long without vacuum protection.