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Gordon Cooper in a helmet and pressure suit,

A pressure suit is a pressurized suit worn by high-altitude reconnaissance pilots who may fly so high that even breathing pure oxygen at surrounding pressure would not provide enough oxygen for them to function: see hypoxia.

One type of pressure suit is a spacesuit, which is designed to operate in complete vacuum.

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