Empty space suits are sometimes thrown out of the International Space Station for experimental reasons, like this one in 2006.

Suitsat-1 was a Russian Orlan spacesuit fitted with a faint radio transmitter.

This is also sometimes done when a suit is damaged or retired.

https://video.nostr.build/1be26564e80210f884849dbd0219834a509e5f3519b3ec5ee07cbe2ca65fa729.mp4