clsage Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 Interesting article on space suit technology: http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-10/deep-space-suit?nopaging=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 Oh now that's interesting. I especially like the Artificial Gravity on the suit level. Not really AG, but helps combat the medical issues associated with operating in Zero-G for extended periods. Great article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clsage Posted January 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 Some of the suit tech mentioned in the article reminded me of that shown in the film Red Planet (examples below): As well as some ideas I've been toying with for certain elite military units in my long time work in progress, the 'Comsentient Alliance' campaign/universe. In the much more 'space opera' vein: I've also toyed with a suit design for gaming purposes which would include a low powered FTL unit. Since, at its core, any pressure suit beyond a certain point becomes a single person spacecraft...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 I got yer future space suit right 'cheer-- "To Infinity--AND BEYOND!" Hey--it survived atmospheric entry to land him on a planet, didn't it? Not to mention the cool pop-out wings, an' it glows in the dark, an'. . .an'. . .the Laser! Can't forget about the Laser. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clsage Posted January 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 I got yer future space suit right 'cheer-- "To Infinity--AND BEYOND!" Hey--it survived atmospheric entry to land him on a planet, didn't it? Not to mention the cool pop-out wings, an' it glows in the dark, an'. . .an'. . .the Laser! Can't forget about the Laser. . . Indeed! http://surbrook.devermore.com/adaptationswesternanimation/asstd_movie/buzz.html (with a nod to Michael Surbrook ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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