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Future Spacesuits Should Be Beautiful — and Not Just for Space. Here's Why
Space.com ^
| Nov 8, 2018
| Meghan Bartels, Space.com Senior Writer
Posted on 11/09/2018 9:43:03 AM PST by ETL
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NASA and independent researchers are working to design new and improved spacesuits for the next gen-
eration of off-Earth travelers. Credit: NASA
Dava Newman dons the Biosuit spacesuit design on Henry Moore's
sculpture "Reclining Figure" on the MIT campus.
Credit: Donna Coveney/MIT.
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posted on
11/09/2018 9:43:03 AM PST
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ETL
To: ETL
This is why everyone from the future wears a silver unitard.
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posted on
11/09/2018 9:43:58 AM PST
by
Mr. K
(No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare itself.)
To: ETL
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11/09/2018 9:44:51 AM PST
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DannyTN
To: ETL
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11/09/2018 9:45:23 AM PST
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dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: ETL
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11/09/2018 9:45:29 AM PST
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DannyTN
To: ETL
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11/09/2018 9:45:29 AM PST
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DannyTN
To: ETL
Oh yes, fashion over function by all means. So, is anyone concerned that in the top pic it appears that two of the entities are holding some sort of weapon and the one on the right appears to have his/her/their fists up. Is this the US Space Force promo? LOL!
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11/09/2018 9:46:04 AM PST
by
rktman
(Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
To: ETL
Dava Newman, an aerospace engineer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, wants to change that. She is designing what she hopes will be the next generation of spacesuits which will give the life-saving devices the bulk and style of something more like athletic or camping equipment.A woman more concerned about fashion than functionality.
I once said to a woman at work women are more concerned about how a bathroom looks than how it functions.
She thought for a second and said, 'yeah'.
To: ETL
Extreme care must be taken not to offend space aliens.
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11/09/2018 9:50:21 AM PST
by
mountainlion
(Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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11/09/2018 9:54:08 AM PST
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bankwalker
(Immigration without assimilation is an invasion.)
To: DannyTN
Stormy Daniels was looking hot when she was younger!
To: ETL
Until they find something better than thick lead, space suits will be large and unwieldy.
Radiation will be a problem no matter what.
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11/09/2018 9:56:56 AM PST
by
RandallFlagg
(Fact: Gun control laws kill innocents.)
To: ETL
I prefer practical, functional design for something like a spacesuit. My life depends on how well it works in a hostile environment.
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11/09/2018 9:58:54 AM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: ETL
I want to look my best, in case I cross paths with that green skinned alien babe.
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11/09/2018 10:06:12 AM PST
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Huskrrrr
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11/09/2018 10:10:40 AM PST
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raybbr
(That progressive bumper sticker on your car might just as wll say, "Yes, I'm THAT stupid!"to)
To: DannyTN; All
Excellent Friday thread -
More sci-fi babe pictures, please!
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11/09/2018 10:13:29 AM PST
by
MarchonDC09122009
(When is our next march on DC? When have we had enough?)
To: ETL
Newman wants to create that pressure mechanically instead, with a suit that clings to skin. I would be interested in seeing how they maintain pressure in areas with a convex curve like armpits, elbow and finger joints, groin, etc. When I say my crotch is boiling I don't want it to be literal.
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11/09/2018 10:16:11 AM PST
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KarlInOhio
(Leave the job, leave the clearance. It should be the same rule for the Swamp as for everyone else.)
To: ETL
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11/09/2018 10:18:58 AM PST
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csvset
(illegitimi non carborundum)
To: ETL
Heinlein made a point of this in many of his short stories and novels, particularly those concerning “belters”. Their suits were their LIFE, so they paid particular attention to maintenance and took considerable pride in them, including decorations.
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11/09/2018 10:27:04 AM PST
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SJSAMPLE
To: ETL
Women focus on fashion and we are told not to stereotype them.
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11/09/2018 10:35:28 AM PST
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a fool in paradise
(Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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