TWW's resident space geek here. NASA is letting the public vote on what space suit design looks the best. The winner will actually be implemented. The suit itself is the same regardless, but you get to have a vote in how it will look.


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

3/26/2014 11:52:23 AM

Who design these? Adventure Time?

3/26/2014 11:56:35 AM

Isn't Adventure Time a cartoon? How would a cartoon design something?

The suit itself is designed by a bunch of really smart people who know lots of stuff about the human body and life support. When it comes to the actual color schemes and aesthetics, I have no idea.

3/26/2014 11:58:42 AM

second one seems the least ridiculous. I voted for that one.

3/26/2014 12:05:20 PM

I saw the suit in person, it looks just as ugly as the pictures, but still neat.

3/26/2014 12:07:42 PM

They should just go full on Buzz Lightyear.

3/26/2014 12:13:04 PM

I'd rather we just not go back to space if this is all we have to choose from. We'll be the laughing stock of the solar system.

[Edited on March 26, 2014 at 12:20 PM. Reason : l]

3/26/2014 12:20:34 PM

They all look horrible...but I dislike the first one the least.

3/26/2014 12:20:45 PM

Some alien is gonna think he's tripping balls when he runs into 2 or 3.

3/26/2014 12:22:50 PM

why do we care how they look?

focus 100% on function. it's outer god damn space.

3/26/2014 12:29:02 PM

one sucks the most

i vote number 2

but ... there should be a red/white and blue option

3/26/2014 12:29:31 PM

I feel like the third one is a rejected Oregon Ducks design

3/26/2014 12:31:29 PM

NASA is going on a mission to save Flynn from the MCP?

3/26/2014 1:21:40 PM

not enough red white and blue on them.

3/26/2014 1:28:26 PM

I think the idea here was to try and generate some interest from the public. Kinda like that ISS node that wasn't named after Stephen Colbert.

3/26/2014 1:46:18 PM

3/26/2014 1:48:44 PM

Just let the sponsors dictate what your shit looks like.

This #REDBULL #HOME DEPOT #BUDWEISER #SUNOCO Space Suit was runnin' really good and keepin' me cool and breathin'. I want to thank all my sponsors, Red Bull, Home Depot, Budweiser, Sunoco, Smithfields Chicken & BBQ and all the family at the Coca Cola spacin' team and all of my fans; I couldn't have done it without you.

3/26/2014 3:01:44 PM

so astronauts get to wear the space version of zip-off cargo pants/shorts. awesome.

3/26/2014 3:21:04 PM

all of these option are ugly as sin

3/26/2014 3:21:37 PM

Quote :

"Just let the sponsors dictate what your shit looks like."

Honestly, if it meant more funding for space flight I would be perfectly fine with sticking a Coca-Cola logo on the side of a rocket. Hell, if it didn't add too much weight, they could just repaint the SRBs to look like Duracell batteries if it means we can pay for more space flights. That's just me though.

3/26/2014 3:35:54 PM

i voted for tron

3/26/2014 3:36:44 PM

I thought it was a bad design until I saw the astronaut they modeled it for






[Edited on March 26, 2014 at 3:38 PM. Reason : big pic]

3/26/2014 3:37:34 PM

I don't care enough to vote, but I will post in your thread.

3/26/2014 3:43:20 PM

Quote :

"Honestly, if it meant more funding for space flight I would be perfectly fine with sticking a Coca-Cola logo on the side of a rocket. Hell, if it didn't add too much weight, they could just repaint the SRBs to look like Duracell batteries if it means we can pay for more space flights. That's just me though."

I'd have to disagree due to the slippery slope nature of these things. You start with a Coca Cola powered rocket and end up doing scientific research to find out if a Mars bar tastes better on Mars. Conclusion: The entire galaxy can benefit from it's deliciousness, but it's currently only available on earth.

3/26/2014 4:28:21 PM

3/26/2014 4:33:02 PM

This is bullshit and I was seriously disappointed.

It's not a vote on the spacesuit design, it's a vote on the DECALS. What a fucking waste of time.

3/26/2014 4:48:26 PM

3/26/2014 5:09:31 PM

^^ what aspects of the space suit design do you think should be subject to popular opinion...

3/26/2014 5:20:20 PM

lol it's not like they are gonna let people vote on the shape of the helmet or something practical like that. Anything that affects the functionality of the suit is the result of tons of data, research, and testing.

Although I honestly like the Buzz Lightyear paint scheme the best.

3/26/2014 5:33:27 PM

hows the SLS over at MSFC coming Wraith?

3/26/2014 5:36:58 PM

why do we need space suits for robots and unmanned rovers?

3/26/2014 5:39:20 PM

They are needed for humans that are in space. And the SLS is about to kickoff it's CDR design phase, so further than most launch vehicles typically make it before being canceled. Ares I was canceled shortly after PDR.

[Edited on March 26, 2014 at 6:21 PM. Reason : sls]

3/26/2014 6:07:41 PM

thank you beavis for the pepsi in my nose

3/26/2014 7:27:30 PM

these are the ones you crawl in through a hatch in the back, right?

sort of like a space version of the Andromeda Strain quarantine suit

3/26/2014 7:33:28 PM

wait a second... not every ethnic and gender group is represented by those three fakepeople

space suits? I hope you like LAWSUITS

3/26/2014 8:44:54 PM

To infinity and beyond!

3/27/2014 5:47:21 PM

Got a winner.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/28/tech/social-media/apparently-this-matters-nasa-z2-spacesuit/index.html?hpt=hp_c3

short pants.

5/1/2014 12:25:08 PM

At least, the least whack one won


That's hard to say ...

5/1/2014 5:22:50 PM

Me? I'd vote for cargo shorts

5/1/2014 5:27:29 PM

so NASA is saying that this one is the Eastern NC BBQ of space suits

5/1/2014 5:44:19 PM