[ETL]

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.

[Mr. K]

This is why everyone from the future wears a silver unitard.

[DannyTN]

[dfwgator]

[DannyTN]

[DannyTN]

[rktman]

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!

[yesthatjallen]

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'.

[mountainlion]

Extreme care must be taken not to offend space aliens.

[bankwalker]

[RandallFlagg]

Until they find something better than thick lead, space suits will be large and unwieldy.
Radiation will be a problem no matter what.

[Army Air Corps]

I prefer practical, functional design for something like a spacesuit. My life depends on how well it works in a hostile environment.

[Huskrrrr]

I want to look my best, in case I cross paths with that green skinned alien babe.

[raybbr]

[KarlInOhio]

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.

[csvset]

[SJSAMPLE]

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.

[a fool in paradise]

Women focus on fashion and we are told not to stereotype them.

[Interesting Times]

[bobcat62]

One could use those suits to visit Democratic Underground.

[Chad N. Freud]

If they didn’t post a photo of Yeoman Rand, I don’t consider this a serious article on the subject.