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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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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.
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 (TOS)|Apollo]] dons a space suit in an attempt to reach areas of ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'' during a dangerous shipboard fire ([[Fire in Space]]).
[[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] dons a space suit in an attempt to reach areas of ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'' during a dangerous shipboard fire {{OS|Fire in Space}}.
 
These suits aren't used during {{TOS|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 [[Uniforms (TOS)|uniform]] in most instances.<ref>In contrast, the [[Re-imagined Series]] pilots use a special [[flight suit|one-piece pressure suit]] during their [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] and [[Raptor]] flights.


These suits aren't used during [[Viper (TOS)|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 [[Uniforms (TOS)|uniform]] in most instances.<ref>In contrast, the [[Re-imagined Series]] pilots use a special [[flight suit|one-piece pressure suit]] during their [[Viper (RDM)|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.</ref>
As no other means of emergency life support flight wear was shown in the [[Original Series]], the probability of a space-borne [[SAR]] mission for Colonial Warriors would seem unlikely since the Warrior would not live long without vacuum protection.</ref>


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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 (TOS: "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]

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  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. As no other means of emergency life support flight wear was shown in the Original Series, the probability of a space-borne SAR mission for Colonial Warriors would seem unlikely since the Warrior would not live long without vacuum protection.