Vote on the apperance of NASA's new Z2 spacesuit - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Homer J Simpson
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2014, 04:29:40 am
content: NASA is letting the public decide from three styles what their new Z2 spacesuit will look like.http://jscfeatures.jsc.nasa.gov/z2/Am I the only one that thinks all three are hideous?kt

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2014, 04:58:56 am
content: They should sell the spacesuit surface to sponsors until astronauts look like NASCAR drivers."IBM, Solutions for a small planet""This micrometeorite protection is brought to you by Coca Cola""Thermal protection courtesy of Mc Donalds""Airtight spacesuit: Priceless. For everything else there is Mastercard".

author: TheBorg
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2014, 05:43:36 am
content: They all kind of look like the hunchback of Notre-Dame to me

author: ahnuts72
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2014, 05:50:30 am
content: Fashion look aside they look like they would be way more comfortable and easier to work in than the current generation of suits.

author: han
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2014, 07:50:27 am
content: Last one like putting underwear outside

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 30, 2014, 08:09:43 am
content: Do aussie astronauts get a thong option?

author: lapm
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2014, 09:33:22 am
content: Hmm no integrated led lighting, no computer in arm, no hud display...What the hell are they doing... Model new space suits after some scifi movies and you get something that's actually believable... No wonder space programs are not in favor of public...Looks as clumsy as the old ones are... More like Michelin tire man then person in space...

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2014, 02:32:14 pm
content: Same suit in all cases, you just get to choose the outside wrapper. Built in EL wire, so that you can get a lovely dust pattern built up, and a built in particle trap to carry back inside with you.

author: kayvee
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2014, 02:36:55 pm
content: I reckon that silly day is coming up soon.....

author: G7PSK
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2014, 03:11:57 pm
content: Looks like Buzz Lightyear.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2014, 03:15:28 pm
content: Quote from: G7PSK on March 30, 2014, 03:11:57 pmTo Infinity And Beyond!

author: Towger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2014, 03:22:41 pm
content: No point in working on a space suit if you can't get a person into space to use it.

author: zapta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2014, 03:25:26 pm
content: That's a PR stunt. The space suits need to be functional. Doesn't matter if they are pretty or not (they are not, especially that hump).

author: ecat
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2014, 03:54:06 pm
content: Quote from: zapta on March 30, 2014, 03:25:26 pmThe hump is a very important design feature, it's part of an airlock arrangement and acts as a door. The suits are designed to be stored on the outside of whatever craft is used, the astronauts climbing into or out of the suit via the hump.The other major features are the waste and leg joints, again you may not like the look but they allow the astronaut to rotate at the hip and bend over to pick things up without risk of face planting.

author: rdl
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2014, 04:07:20 pm
content: I agree that none of them really look good. Do they actually intend to use that dark gray color scheme? Seems like that would be a problem as far as visibility is concerned.

author: ecat
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2014, 04:21:16 pm
content: Here you go...If you don't like the design, or can't afford one, you could always design your ownTo be honest, space suites don't look to be so hard to get out of...Anyone under the age of 16 should probably stop watching at around 4:00. I was young, I kept watching, the rest is history.

author: CaptnYellowShirt
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2014, 07:55:31 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on March 30, 2014, 08:09:43 amA man can dream though. A man can dream...

author: dr.diesel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2014, 08:02:46 pm
content: That first suit looks like it belongs in a Tron movie remake.

author: CaptnYellowShirt
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2014, 08:08:00 pm
content: Quote from: dr.diesel on March 30, 2014, 08:02:46 pm"No bucks, no Buck Rodgers... and the press over there, they wanna see Buck Rodgers"