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Yes they are both designed and made by SpaceX. There was a short segment about them in the official coverage.
Wow. Are these suits comparable to the ones worn by Apollo astronauts?
The xEMU suites even more.
I see they are using touch screens. What would they do if the screens froze?
I watched the first Space Shuttle launch live, I watched Challenger live. I watched the last shuttle launch live. I was sad then, realizing that America was losing launch capability on that day. I can't tell you how exited I am to watch America's return to launch capability. Edit: Disappointed at the scrub, but I know a lot of these weather rules were put in place because of Challenger, so I understand. Looking forwa…
> America's return to lunch capability Perfection.
I'm so excited, and just hoping the weather holds. The best of luck to the entire team, and hoping everything goes smoothly and safely!
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Of course it is worth to explore space. It does not "deserve" to be explored, it just pays off. There is huge amount of knowledge and resources to be had. Of course robotic missions are better for exploration than manned mission. Manned missions costs so much we could do so many more robotic missions for the same cost. People are absolutely not required in space. We send people into space because we can and we want.…
> resources to be had We have all the resources we need here on Earth.
The interior design of the capsule looks so futuristic and cool - closer to Star Trek than Soyuz.
Those space suits look so cool, don't they?
I see they are using touch screens. What would they do if the screens froze?
And what happens during launch when — I assume — everything starts vibrating wildly? They better be enormous virtual buttons.
Elon Musk is the greatest entrepreneur and coolest billionaire in our lifetime, change my mind!
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Right? Reading some of the comments here I thought I was going crazy - the suits look like they were made for a 2003 made-for-tv movie. Boeing suits look WAY better imo
At first I didn't really care for the SpaceX suit because I liked the raw look of the old NASA suits. But looking at it more, it reminds me of motorcycle leathers and that sleek look you get when your gear fits just right. Not a fan of Boeing suits tbh, it looks a bit like an arts and crafts project. Boeing suit: http://www.boeing.com/features/2017/01/space-suit-01-17.page
I think it's important to discriminate between what the spacex suits look like in stylized prototypes and actually on people. Take this image for example: https://sm.pcmag.com/t/pcmag_uk/news/n/nasa-space/nasa-space...
