Today NASA disclosed its revolutionary new spacesuits made by Boeing for the CST-100 Starliner’s future space travelers. The striking blue suits were revealed on NASA’s site toward the beginning of today, alongside photographs and a video of space explorers wearing the particular attire. The suits were designed with cutting edge components, for example, touchscreen-friendly gloves, zippered passage, and boots that can withstand athletic use.
Streven Siceloff of the Kennedy Space Center revealed these lighter spacesuits will be worn by space explorers on board Boeing’s Starliner rocket, which will inevitably take astronaughts to the International Space Station. NASA said the main components in their plan was to incorporate present day innovation and fashion design.
Personally, I think somebody just went on a Stanley Kubrick binge.
But what are these “modern innovation and fashion design” aspects? Read on:
- Lighter and more adaptable cutting edge materials and new joint patterns.
- Helmet and visor fused into the suit rather than the traditional separable arrangement.
- Touchscreen-friendly gloves
- Vents that permit astronaughts to be cooled, yet can pressurise the suit quickly when vital.
Amazingly, the Boeing Starliner suit weighs around 9 kilograms (or about 20 pounds) with all adornments included. Furthermore, as a result of its less complex make up, it has better than ever safeguard against failure. Atleast according to NASA.
Safety is the principle concern, and space visitors will be required to prepare in these suits on board their rockets. Flight tests will be done on Boeing’s Starliner and SpaceX’s Crew Dragon frameworks, starting early in 2018.
