Deadline to vote on new spacesuit design
But NASA wants to change all that. So that no fashion crimes are committed, the space agency is asking citizens to weigh in on the look of its new Z-2 suit. Visitors to NASA’s website are asked to vote on the style they prefer by the end of today -- April 15.
Engineers brag that they used laser scans and 3-D-printed hardware for suit development and sizing. Produced in collaboration with ILC, the primary suit vendor, and Philadelphia University, the suit has been tested in a full vacuum. Now, NASA wants to give it “a look unlike any suit ever built before,” the website says.
NASA officials have even named the various designs. Here are the options:
Spacesuit 1:“Biomimicry.” It features glow-in-the dark swirls imprinted on the front. NASA explains that the design “draws from an environment with many parallels to the harshness of space: the world's oceans."- Spacesuit 2: “Technology.” This one features a turquoise Y-shaped design that looks like something out of Star Trek. According to NASA, the design “puts a new spin on spacewalking standards such as ways to identify crew members.”
Suit 3: “Trends in Society.” The legs appear to have purple accents. The chest features a droplet design, also purple. This design is "reflective of what everyday clothes may look like in the not too distant future,” NASA proclaims.
