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NASA Asks: Which Spacesuit Prototype Do You Prefer? Vote On Your Favorite
universetoday.com ^ | March 25, 2014 | Elizabeth Howell on

Posted on 03/25/2014 2:47:13 PM PDT by BenLurkin

If you ever wanted to participate in spacesuit design, even in a small way, here’s your big chance. NASA is asking the public to choose which design of the futuristic Z-2 “planetary mobility” suit prototype will be used by astronauts while evaluating how well the spacesuit works.

There are three options (which you can see above), and NASA promises the winning design will be used in pool training at NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, the Johnson Space Center “rockyard” to simulate Mars exploration, and in vacuum tests. Outer space is not an option because of “micrometeorite, thermal and radiation protection” considerations, however.

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TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: mars; nasa; spaceexploration
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To: BenLurkin

What about fashion for the female astronauts ??

21 posted on 03/25/2014 3:04:21 PM PDT by mikrofon (al-NASAM)
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To: BenLurkin

And the choices are?


22 posted on 03/25/2014 3:04:21 PM PDT by Sparky21555 (The buck stops over there.)
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To: BenLurkin
lol! Looks like NASA has hired a couple of limp-wristed losers from Project Runway.
23 posted on 03/25/2014 3:04:39 PM PDT by suijuris
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To: BenLurkin
Here's my choice.


24 posted on 03/25/2014 3:06:39 PM PDT by 109ACS (If this be Treason, then make the most of it. Patrick Henry, May 1765)
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To: BenLurkin

All three look like a variation on a common theme.

Which one do the moslems like best?


25 posted on 03/25/2014 3:06:42 PM PDT by upchuck (South Carolina Representative Trey Gowdy for Speaker of the House!!!)
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To: BenLurkin

If I were designing a space suit, I don’t believe I’d be seeking opinions from others that don’t know the first damn thing about space suits.

I personally don’t know anything much about space suits, and wouldn’t want to offer an opinion, because I know I don’t have any business doing so.


26 posted on 03/25/2014 3:11:11 PM PDT by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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27 posted on 03/25/2014 3:12:04 PM PDT by Hegewisch Dupa
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Obie already voted. Poll closed.

28 posted on 03/25/2014 3:13:02 PM PDT by newheart (The worst thing the Left ever did was to convince the world it was not a religion.)
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To: BenLurkin

29 posted on 03/25/2014 3:15:46 PM PDT by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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To: BenLurkin
Wait a minute, why are none of them in the homo rainbow motif?

This is hateful!

30 posted on 03/25/2014 3:40:38 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: BenLurkin
I'd have to go with the Barbarella model:


31 posted on 03/25/2014 3:49:45 PM PDT by PLMerite
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To: Billthedrill

32 posted on 03/25/2014 4:01:13 PM PDT by Focault's Pendulum (I live in NJ....' Nuff said!)
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To: BenLurkin

How are you supposed to see that octopus-looking alien sneaking up behind you if you’re wearing a hood? Nope. Give me a fishbowl and a speargun.


33 posted on 03/25/2014 4:11:41 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: BenLurkin; EveningStar; Paleo Conservative; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; ...

How about a big human-sized version of one of those hamster balls? Names for these designs really suck.

http://jscfeatures.jsc.nasa.gov/z2/


34 posted on 03/25/2014 4:11:54 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: BenLurkin

All are ugly hunchback suits. Biomimicry looks like a sleeping back with issues, Technology looks like something out of Tron or Logan’s Run, and Trends in Society looks like something a smelly Subaru driver would wear. And are those purple hips with ‘tribal’ teardrop accents on the chest of the Subaru suit? Hideous!


35 posted on 03/25/2014 4:18:02 PM PDT by Two Kids' Dad (((( ))))
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To: Two Kids' Dad

sleeping back = sleeping BAG.

Oops. Preview is my friend.


36 posted on 03/25/2014 4:21:20 PM PDT by Two Kids' Dad (((( ))))
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To: BenLurkin


Biomimicry: The “Biomimicry” design draws from an environment with many parallels to the harshness of space: the world’s oceans. Mirroring the bioluminescent qualities of aquatic creatures found at incredible depths, and the scaly skin of fish and reptiles found across the globe, this design reflects the qualities that protect some of Earth’s toughest creatures.

Technology: ”Technology” pays homage to spacesuit achievements of the past while incorporating subtle elements of the future. By using Luminex wire and light-emitting patches, this design puts a new spin on spacewalking standards such as ways to identify crew members.

Trends In Society: ”Trends in Society” is based off of just that: being reflective of what every day clothes may look like in the not too distant future. This suit uses electroluminescent wire and a bright color scheme to mimic the appearance of sportswear and the emerging world of wearable technologies.



Hmm... Maybe I'm missing something here, but their descriptions all sound pretty much like the exact same suit?
37 posted on 03/25/2014 4:24:38 PM PDT by Svartalfiar
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To: PLMerite

Does it come with an AA gun to shoot at US Spaceships?


38 posted on 03/25/2014 4:41:09 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: PLMerite

I suddenly need to answer natures call.

39 posted on 03/25/2014 4:42:11 PM PDT by MarineBrat (Better dead than red!)
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To: Billthedrill

that large opening under the mask is called a “dialogue hole”.


40 posted on 03/25/2014 5:20:55 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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