What’s the next NASA space suit going to look like? Well, it’s up to you.
The nation’s space agency is holding a poll for people to decide what the design of the next experimental space suit will be. The poll results won’t change the functionality of the design — just what patterns and lights will appear on it.
A special website allows users to pick from three designs: “Biomimcry,” “Technology,” or “Trends in Society,” complete with 3D rendering of each design and a look at how all the lights on the suit will glow.
The vote is for “Z-2” suits, the latest in NASA’s experimental line of technology designed to replace the iconic Apollo-era space suits and its descendants worn by modern astronauts. The agency expects to have a fully built suit — including the picked design — by November.
Voting on the suit can be found at https://jscfeatures.jsc.nasa.gov/z2/ and closes April 15.
• Phillip Swarts can be reached at pswarts@washingtontimes.com.
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