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Not for nothing, i hate SpaceX's space suits. They're stupid AF-looking. (Original Post) Dennis Donovan May 2020 OP
LoL🤣 dewsgirl May 2020 #1
They struck me as looking like they were from the wardrobe department.... A HERETIC I AM May 2020 #2
Maybe it's easier to pee? Dennis Donovan May 2020 #3
Exactly! Gidney N Cloyd May 2020 #32
Space 1999 even had better suits... wcmagumba May 2020 #4
Space 1999 is also a great song by the band Killdozer Victor_c3 May 2020 #37
Looks like style over function dalton99a May 2020 #5
Going to visit The Queen of Outer Space? blm May 2020 #6
haahahahahaha rockfordfile May 2020 #7
I got to say, I can't find a flaw in your argument. nt Xipe Totec May 2020 #8
Yes, it was a Hollywood designer that created these TreadSoftly May 2020 #9
They remind me of like something out of a Christopher Nolan movie. Tommy_Carcetti May 2020 #10
I remember that scene Shermann May 2020 #30
even 2001 A Space Odyssey lapfog_1 May 2020 #11
+1, this is what they reminded me of uponit7771 May 2020 #28
The whole thing is lame BannonsLiver May 2020 #12
That sounds like my kind of movie. When is it being released? Crunchy Frog May 2020 #36
Delayed till Saturday. BannonsLiver May 2020 #39
Lord Helmet!!! PCIntern May 2020 #13
😂🤣😂🤣 rusty fender May 2020 #14
Separates? How the hell do you pressurize separate pants and top? hedda_foil May 2020 #15
A tech pointed out that the suits are one piece. Talitha May 2020 #17
It's actually entirely "one piece" with zippered entry. See... PoliticAverse May 2020 #19
Thanks, that was interesting! Talitha May 2020 #43
Wild guessing designed by I dunno, some poser named Ivanka? Brainfodder May 2020 #16
I guess I'm in the minority. I think they look sleek and fresh. SoonerPride May 2020 #18
The new helmets are a little ant or alien looking at first, Totally Tunsie May 2020 #29
I love their Ugg boots. BannonsLiver May 2020 #40
I like them too. Much better than the baggy old ones. lagomorph777 May 2020 #41
You are of course incorrect. Nt USALiberal May 2020 #20
Says you n/t Dennis Donovan May 2020 #22
They look like pest control guys. Polly Hennessey May 2020 #21
Good pt! Duppers May 2020 #24
Incredible. 😝 Duppers May 2020 #23
The old ones look like orange baggy trashbags. Nt USALiberal May 2020 #25
No offense to these guys...but they do look better on the thinner models that they showed cbdo2007 May 2020 #26
The space x suits belong in a merry melodies cartoon, lol. Nt BootinUp May 2020 #27
They have suits which are 100% airtight Shermann May 2020 #31
I posted that I think they look silly too. Tipperary May 2020 #33
That's great! DashOneBravo May 2020 #34
That blaze orange Chainfire May 2020 #35
Exactly DashOneBravo May 2020 #44
Badass is building humans who don't need space suits. hunter May 2020 #38
Scientists and engineers designed them. If Hollywood Hortensis May 2020 #42
Cue Robbie. lpbk2713 May 2020 #45
They look like something from the old Twilight Zone episodes. cwydro May 2020 #46
I kind of like them customerserviceguy May 2020 #47
But the gum boots are nice... nolabear May 2020 #48
OMG! This is the first time I've seen them! lunatica May 2020 #49

A HERETIC I AM

(24,365 posts)
2. They struck me as looking like they were from the wardrobe department....
Wed May 27, 2020, 02:41 PM
May 2020

of a 1960's Japanese monster movie!

Well, as long and they're functional, I suppose.

Victor_c3

(3,557 posts)
37. Space 1999 is also a great song by the band Killdozer
Wed May 27, 2020, 04:20 PM
May 2020
https://m.


It’s about a guy showing his affection to his girlfriend through anal sex

TreadSoftly

(219 posts)
9. Yes, it was a Hollywood designer that created these
Wed May 27, 2020, 02:51 PM
May 2020

Marvel stuff, I think. From https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/astronauts-test-out-their-new-flight-suits-180972882/

Chelsea Gohd at Space.com reports that when SpaceX founder Elon Musk debuted the suit design on Instagram in 2017, the response to the sleek, futuristic looking suit was fairly positive. The spacesuit was designed by Hollywood costume designer Jose Fernandez, who created the superhero costumes for Wonder Woman, Wolverine and Captain America: Civil War.

Shermann

(7,411 posts)
30. I remember that scene
Wed May 27, 2020, 03:50 PM
May 2020

Their buddy got lost in ankle-deep water and they sort of wrote him off right away and blasted off without him.

BannonsLiver

(16,352 posts)
12. The whole thing is lame
Wed May 27, 2020, 02:55 PM
May 2020

The capsule looks like a ride at Disney, the uniforms look stupid and Musk’s involvement as an evil libertarian super villain casts a pall over all of it.

Talitha

(6,581 posts)
17. A tech pointed out that the suits are one piece.
Wed May 27, 2020, 03:12 PM
May 2020

Funky-looking, I agree.

But if everything we're seeing today means we'll be
launching from the USA again, I'm all for it.

Brainfodder

(6,423 posts)
16. Wild guessing designed by I dunno, some poser named Ivanka?
Wed May 27, 2020, 03:02 PM
May 2020

They look like cheap costumes, like $10 made in Bangladesh fare, I know that is specific and we in the USA are normalizing vagueness, but today only, FUCK THAT?

Totally Tunsie

(10,885 posts)
29. The new helmets are a little ant or alien looking at first,
Wed May 27, 2020, 03:45 PM
May 2020

but overall I like the sleek, uncluttered look of these uniforms. They look as though they'll be easier to wear and work in.

cbdo2007

(9,213 posts)
26. No offense to these guys...but they do look better on the thinner models that they showed
Wed May 27, 2020, 03:35 PM
May 2020

them on, but they do look a little clunky on these guys.

DashOneBravo

(2,679 posts)
44. Exactly
Wed May 27, 2020, 04:33 PM
May 2020

I’m sure it’s easier to spot with waves and helicopter spray being blown up from the water.

They’ve just ugly.



hunter

(38,309 posts)
38. Badass is building humans who don't need space suits.
Wed May 27, 2020, 04:22 PM
May 2020

Space will be the realm of our intellectual offspring.

Natural humans are just too damned fragile.

Mars will be colonized by people who can run around naked on its surface all day.

If we are kind to them maybe they'll allow us to visit.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
42. Scientists and engineers designed them. If Hollywood
Wed May 27, 2020, 04:29 PM
May 2020

or Vogue did get involved, they'd have to work with what they're given. Heard the inside of the rocket looks like a Tesla, though, and those make me think of auto upholstery.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
46. They look like something from the old Twilight Zone episodes.
Wed May 27, 2020, 04:42 PM
May 2020

What's with the Wellington looking boots? Looks like my gardening boots except Wellies have no zippers).

Will they be walking in mud or high water at some point on the space station? If so, those zippers will be a bad idea.

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)
47. I kind of like them
Wed May 27, 2020, 04:45 PM
May 2020

They remind me of the suits used in 2001 A Space Odyssey, a little bit, and I thought those suits were way more cool than what astronauts were using at the time.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
49. OMG! This is the first time I've seen them!
Wed May 27, 2020, 04:58 PM
May 2020

They look really uncomfortable and confining as hell! The men can’t turn their heads at all or even to get a crick out of their necks. And white? Why white?! And why footware that looks like rubber gardening galoshes?! Are they expecting a flood?

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