Two private spacesuit designers unveiled their first steps toward serious attire for future space travelers Friday night in front of a young, hip crowd of artists and tech geeks in Manhattan.
A spacesuit model arched his back experimentally, flashed the thumbs up and struck other poses that drew chuckles from the crowd gathered inside the Eyebeam Art and Technology Center. He showed off a bright yellow pressure suit topped by the dome of a roomy space helmet, with a blue glove on the right hand and a black glove on the left hand.
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Moiseev and Southern push a design philosophy that embraces easier manufacture. Southern created spacesuit pieces from heat-sealed nylon coated by urethane laminant in his art studio.
“Our whole angle is super-easy manufacture and very affordable,” Southern explained. Manufacturing the pressure suit components alone had cost perhaps $15,000 in all, Southern said.
That price does not include all the other parts of a working spacesuit, such as communications gear and life support. (via SPACE.com – New Private Spacesuit Unveiled With New York Flair)
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