a new breed of spacesuit is needed for a new breed of spaceship the 1998 film Armageddon
director Michael Bay once gave an interview where he talked about the greatest production issue he
recalled I went to inspect the spacesuits three weeks before our first day of primary Photography
they appeared to be an Adidas jogging outfit hanging on a rack because if you don't have
awesome space suits the entire movie is doomed he claimed that's where I almost killed myself
it appears that Elon Musk relates to the same philosophical approach and besides when it comes
to peaking The public's interest in space travel style matters and so the tech billionaire just
delivered a game-changing spacesuit that shocked everyone in the space industry why is it a game
changer let's investigate hello everyone welcome back to Elon Musk Evolution where we bring you
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the crew Dragon crew are enjoying is the new SpaceX spacesuits Hollywood style appearance AKA
Starman suit Doug Hurley and Bob benkin two NASA astronauts were the first people to use the suits
in space during their mission which began on May 30 2020 with a Flawless launch from Florida this
was the first human space flight from the state since the termination of the space shuttle program
in 2011. how much has evolved since then Banking and Hurley seasoned astronauts were dressed in
all-white SpaceX suits for their rocket trip to orbit this time instead of the traditional pumpkin
suit launch suits they frequently wore during space shuttle flights according to Kathleen
Lewis curator of multinational space programs and space suits at the National Air and Space
Museum of the Smithsonian institution suits other charismatic mammals of space technology they make
The Human Experience come alive the SpaceX suits actually remind me of James Bond's tuxedo if Tony
Stark had upgraded it for James T Kirk's upcoming major mission the suits are streamlined graphic
and articulated and they belong more to the pulp culture Comic Con space style continuity then to
the NASA continuum it should come as no surprise considering that Jose Fernandez a costume designer
who has worked on films like Batman vs Superman the Fantastic Four The Avengers X-Men 2 and well
you get the idea develop the Prototype regarding his Armageddon experience Mr Bay noted that there
are individuals around Hollywood that are expert designers there are expert space suit helmet
designers it's an extremely specialized trade Elon Musk merely turned to that Source in place of the
typical Air Force and navy contractors despite the fact that Fernandez admitted in 2016 that he was
unaware of SpaceX when first approached to bleep magazine I didn't know what SpaceX was in response
to an invitation to be one of six candidates to try out for the position Fernandez produced
a helmet in the two weeks he had available and ultimately spent six months working with musk to
build the suit which was then reverse engineered to fulfill space travel criteria not by mistake
the connotations with tuxedos everyone looks better in a bucks regardless of size or form
musk kept reiterating during the design process according to Fernandez who spoke to bleep the
intention was for the astronauts to put on the suit and look better than they did without it
like a talks he said Lewis claims that the space program has always been aware of the value of
using visual signals before someone painted them silver the Mercury suits were a typical Air Force
green color she went on to say that while there are many ideas as to why including the fact that
the silver was reflective and increased visibility of the astronauts the most likely conclusion is
it looked new in high tech musk is taking that knowledge to a new level the outcomes appeal to
the romance and mythology of space the promise of going boldly where no man has gone before
rather than an awkward reminder of tiny people lost in a setting where they obviously have no
place as exemplified by the exaggerated Michelin Man profile of the traditional spacesuits take
into consideration the large white ones the Apollo team wore during the first moon landings a even
Boeing's new cobalt blue Starliner suits called as pumpkin suits share the same basic design albeit
being more streamlined than the orange ones used for the discovery launch in 2011. the SpaceX suits
on the other hand appeal to the traditions of the Fashion World the way that Barbarella era
designers like quresh and Paco raban personified space travel in the 1960s when it was all about
bodycon physicality and optimism however Lewis claims that they are the most closely related
to the Hollywood tradition of the idealized human Warrior body which frequently features
elongated shoulders and a carapace of articulated muscle as opposed to the High Altitude pilot suit
that served as the inspiration for the majority of previous launch suits the musk suits include
squared off shoulder lines aerodynamic seams from the collarbone to the knee and matching knee-high
superhero boots darker panels down the sides visibly taper and sculpt the Torso they lack
the standard suits protruding wires knobs and hoses the SpaceX suits are able to accomplish
this in part because they are not designed to be used outside of a spacecraft and do not need to
be what Lewis refers to as personal spaceships outfitted with an oxygen supply cooling system
and Communications equipment the SpaceX suits also look just as good standing up as they do
while reclining in contrast to most previous suits which were typically saggy and hunchbacked while
vertical due to being designed to be comfy for an astronaut while strapped into a couch they also
satisfy the many complex technical requirements of a fully working garment a spacesuit is a piece
of Hardware that needs to be connected to the ship not only have a similar color scheme the
suits can be identified as an Elon Musk creation because of that Gary Westfall the author of The
spacesuit film a history 1918-1969 noted in an email that as long as space travel was being
funded by governments there was no need to make the suits appealing because the astronaut's safety
was the only issue however if commercial space travel is to be pursued for financial gain there
is a natural incentive for corporations to Market their astronauts as appealing when Richard Branson
was seeking for a designer for his Virgin Galactic uniforms which are stylistically somewhere between
the NASA past and the SpaceX present there is a reason he connected with Under Armor Mr
musk has long emphasized the value of design and Technology just like Steve Jobs did before him
he disclosed in 2016 to the startup accelerator y combinator that he spent roughly 80 percent
of his time on engineering and design he is aware that appearances have a role in The Narrative that
something conveys it can foster an emotional bond that translates into commercial power as well as
subconscious identification with a group that has a recognizable shared aesthetic this information
is taken from the fashion industry a field musk briefly engaged in he utilized the Met Gala in
2018 to publicly confirm his relationship with Grimes and he was featured in Vogue in 2015 with a
photo of him in a spacesuit besides he is not the only musk working in the fashion industry May musk
his mother is a very successful model according to Louis who hopes to add the SpaceX suit to
the 278 spacesuits prototypes and suit pieces already in the smithsonian's collection it's
good branding because it implies we are starting a new age the era of commercial space flight has
arrived bringing with it all the brand expansion prospects and entails the SpaceX suits May in fact
represent wearable technology at its Pinnacle a previously derided idea now all that is left to
do is wait and see what Jeff Bezos comes up with for blue origin and now let's take a closer look
at the new SpaceX suit the helmet technology a microphone and pressure system valves for the
suit's pressure system are located in the helmet that's a challenging task in a noisy spacecraft
probably requiring an active noise canceling device close to the speaker's mouth even NASA
used comparable voice Technologies as early as 2013. for a tech forward business like SpaceX
it wouldn't be unreasonable to expect updates to these older Technologies this is significant since
standard cap-based microphone systems frequently have wire wear and blind mating of the connectors
inspection reveals that SpaceX uses in helmet Communications these kinds of systems must deal
with the fluctuating pressures dampness and other situations that are typical in enclosed situations
finally helmets have retraction mechanisms that allow the visor to be opened and closed
as necessary gloves with a touch sensor many of the onboard controls on Dragon are touch activated
and the cruise suits are made with touch sensitive gloves traditional spacesuit gloves didn't have
electroconductive fingertips but these ones have also SpaceX lowered physical Mass to improve
dexterity a critical weakness in previous Gauntlet which was a major limitation according to a BBC
story on the development of the spacesuit blue suits from businesses like Boeing have undergone
similar advancements the complete garment has been made more user-friendly by modern contoured
fitting additional technical information to follow according to Elon Musk the costumes are intended
to pique interest in space travel SpaceX proves that beauty goes beyond the surface with its Sleek
futuristic design that is packed with technology some of which has yet to be revealed future NASA
and outside missions will struggle to strike a balance between Form and Function there have
been at least eight different models of spacesuits utilized by NASA over the past 60 years likewise
the Aerospace Behemoth Boeing has a deal with NASA to send humans to the space station aboard
its cst-100 Starliner spaceship it has designed a pressure suit to protect astronauts throughout the
vital phases of launch and re-entry the Boeing blue spacesuits are more flexible and nearly 40
percent lighter than preceding generations of spacesuits worn by American astronauts to keep
astronauts cool they have a variety of interior layers in order for astronauts to use tablets in
the spacecraft the suit also incorporates touch screen sensitive gloves to provide Starliner
passengers with Superior peripheral vision during their trip into and out of space the soft Hood
like helmet has a large polycarbonate visor the astronaut's ability to easily change positions
from sitting to standing will be facilitated by Zips in the Torso area two future suits for the
agency's Artemis program were first shown off by NASA in October 2019. the Orion spacecraft from
NASA will be used in this endeavor to send men back to the Moon by 2024 comparable to the suits
worn by SpaceX and Boeing one of the suits is known as the Orion crew survival system although
lighter it is reminiscent to the so-called pumpkin suits worn by astronauts aboard space
shuttles the other suit known as the exploration extra vehicular Mobility unit suit is intended for
use on the moon's surface the pressure suits made to be worn inside spacecraft are far more compact
than this one the reason for this is that it must Shield the wearer from temperature extremes
outside the spacecraft's walls additionally some shielding from micro meteorites and other tiny
species of space junk is what it is intended to do it resembles the space walking suits that have
been deployed on the ISS in several ways in the past at the ISS spacewalking is done in one of
two suits one is the Orlin type which was invented in Russia and was first used in December 1977. a
one-piece spacesuit called the Orlin is used the spacewalker can enter the backpack by pulling open
a door similar to that on a refrigerator the other suit worn in the space station is NASA's emu which
was first introduced in 1981. the Emu has a bottom half and top half unlike the Orlin which comes
in one piece the semi-rigid suit can keep its wearer alive outside in the vacuum of space for
about 8.5 hours the two suits are transported by astronauts on their way to the ISS the Emu is the
name of the spacesuit that the Apollo Astronauts wore on the moon albeit it is not the same as the
Contemporary version years of development led to its creation since the first spacewalk done
in March 1965 by the late Cosmonaut Alexei leonov spacesuit technology has advanced significantly
as soon as leonov entered the vacuum his suit expanded causing his gloves to come off and his
hands to emerge from them the Cosmonaut can only return to the spacecraft by draining air out of
the suit putting him at danger for the bends and that ends today's episode what do you think of
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