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Re:NASA unveils new moon suit by prai1SE on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @01:27PM (#35171772)
Is there any specific reason why the suit is not white/reflective? It looks like that would be thermally not ideal, and a departure from all previous designs.
Re:NASA unveils new moon suit by batmenace on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @01:29PM (#35171799)
Colours of the company that's been developing it, presumably the final version will be nasa / white color scheme
Re:NASA unveils new moon suit by dblohm7 on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @01:37PM (#35171912)
Apparently they are keeping that under cover for competitive reasons:

https://twitter.com/skrishna/status/1635998864531439617

Re:NASA unveils new moon suit by TigeriusKirk on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @01:29PM (#35171801)
And I imagine it will blend into the lunar background, which also seems like an odd choice.
Re:NASA unveils new moon suit by sobrenien on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @02:38PM (#35172768)
According to the NYT article linked above, the final suit will be white for thermal reasons. This color scheme is just for the prototype.
Re:NASA unveils new moon suit by hnburnsy on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @02:46PM (#35172880)
>Though this prototype uses a dark gray cover material, the final version will likely be all-white when worn by NASA astronauts on the Moon’s surface, to help keep the astronauts safe and cool while working in the harsh environment of space.

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/spacesuit-for-nasa-s-artemis-ii...