Environmental suit
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An environmental suit, also known as an EV suit, is a special form of clothing designed to be used for protection or life support in inhospitable environments.
EV suits are particularly important to beings once they develop space travel. It allows species to explore environments with atmospheric conditions that are different to their natural environment. Since few species can survive in the hostile environment of space EV suits give individuals the ability to venture outside the protected confines of a starship or space station.
EV suits have been standard issue on board Federation starships since its inception.
The standard EV suit used by the Federation in the 24th century was light enough that it did not particularly hinder a person if they were in water, it was obviously also waterproof. (Star Trek: Swiftfire: "Waiting for the Sun")
EV suits had a limited ability to deal with waste produced by the wearer. (Star Trek: Swiftfire: "Olympia Descending")
[edit] External links
- Environmental suit article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- Environmental suit article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.
