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(CNN) -- UPDATE: On April 30, NASA revealed "Technology" as the winning design for their new Z-2 spacesuit. With almost 150,000 votes -- just over 63% of the 233,431 total -- "Technology" will be incorporated into the final version of the Z-2 spacesuit, and is expected to be ready for testing by November.
I applaud you all for not choosing "Biomimicry." There's hope for the future. Maybe.
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Below is our original column about the design contest, published on March 28:
The July 21, 1969, headline of the New York Times read, "MEN WALK ON MOON."
But had Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin not been wearing their fancy A7L spacesuits when they stepped off the Eagle, readers would probably have woken up to "WELL, THAT GOT MESSY."
To be fair, I don't actually know what happens if an astronaut ventures out into space wearing, say, blue jeans and a Mexican Baja hoodie, but if cartoons have taught me anything -- and God knows they have -- it's that people tend to explode.
So that's exactly what would happen. Cartoons don't lie.
Of course, the Apollo 11's original A7L spacesuit was a technological achievement for its time. But like all things NASA, it was a constant work in progress, and four missions later when Apollo 15 blasted off for (I think) Pittsburgh, astronauts began wearing the A7LB.
See what they did there? They added a B.
Most notably, among some other minor changes, the A7LB provided more waist mobility for sitting in the rovers. But it was also probably just as difficult to change your socks.
"Yo, Buzz, a little help here."
Since the Apollo missions, spacesuits have continued to change and advance, always reaching for the limits of science and imagination. Though, I am holding back a certain amount of praise for NASA until they finally engineer a loose-fitting space Snuggie.
I mean, what's the point of going into the cosmos if you have to wear pants?
Today, NASA is once again deep into developing a whole new spacesuit, and this time, you actually get to help decide the design.
But just the appearance. Not any of the technical specs. That would just be reckless.
"It needs a beer holder! For your beer! Roll Tide!"
This is the A7L spacesuit. Unfortunately, Madison Rising was not available to perform when the flag was placed on the moon in 1969.
This is the A7L spacesuit. Unfortunately, Madison Rising was not available to perform when the flag was placed on the moon in 1969.
On Monday, voting started on the new Z-2 spacesuit. Participants can choose between three design models, all of which are so futuristically ridiculous that they are simply amazing. I love them.
See what they did there? They added a B.
Most notably, among some other minor changes, the A7LB provided more waist mobility for sitting in the rovers. But it was also probably just as difficult to change your socks.
"Yo, Buzz, a little help here."
Since the Apollo missions, spacesuits have continued to change and advance, always reaching for the limits of science and imagination. Though, I am holding back a certain amount of praise for NASA until they finally engineer a loose-fitting space Snuggie.
I mean, what's the point of going into the cosmos if you have to wear pants?
Today, NASA is once again deep into developing a whole new spacesuit, and this time, you actually get to help decide the design.
But just the appearance. Not any of the technical specs. That would just be reckless.
"It needs a beer holder! For your beer! Roll Tide!"
This is the A7L spacesuit. Unfortunately, Madison Rising was not available to perform when the flag was placed on the moon in 1969.
This is the A7L spacesuit. Unfortunately, Madison Rising was not available to perform when the flag was placed on the moon in 1969.
On Monday, voting started on the new Z-2 spacesuit. Participants can choose between three design models, all of which are so futuristically ridiculous that they are simply amazing. I love them.
