To infinity and beyond! NASA reveals new spacesuit—but was it designed by a fan of Buzz Lightyear?

Daily Mail (UK) ^ | 15:37 EST, 19 December 2012 | Damien Gayle

[Olog-hai]

NASA’s next generation of space suit—the agency’s first in 20 years—will look familiar to fans of computer-generated cartoon classic Toy Story.

That’s because the new white and green Z-1 suit bears more than a passing resemblance to the interstellar hero Buzz Lightyear.

The prototype suit was revealed in a host of pictures uploaded today to photo-sharing website Flickr, and it boasts trim of the same hue as that worn by the space ranger action figure.

A large hemispherical transparent dome covering the wearer’s head also looks remarkably similar to that worn by Buzz—although the latest pictures do not make clear if NASA’s version comes with preprogrammed catchphrases.

The main advance in NASA’s rather more primitive effort is that it will have an entry point at the rear to make it easier to don than previous suits. …

[Hardraade]

Entry point in the rear?

I bet.

[EternalVigilance]

although the latest pictures do not make clear if NASA’s version comes with preprogrammed catchphrases.

Of course they do. In Arabic.

[Red Badger]

The main advance in NASA’s rather more primitive effort is that it will have an entry point at the rear to make it easier to don than previous suits.

SO ITS FOR A GAY ASTRONAUT?........

[Salgak]

Actually, back-entry suits are fairly common for hostile environments. . . Makes for a single seal, rather than 3 or more seals to insure closure. . .

[FlingWingFlyer]

I wonder what the deal is with the “camel toe”.

[no-s]

They look like a cross between painter’s overalls, thermal underwear, a miniskirt, and SPACE-BVDs

[Hardraade]

They’ll have to redo the helmet with more space for a beard.

[eggman]

To Mecca and beyond!

[Ezekiel]

So...where’s Woody? :-/

Shouldn’t he be saying, “YOU ARE A TOY!!!”

[Red Badger]

In Toy Story 3 he finally realized he was just a toy.........

[Lancey Howard]

All Ubama’s space suit needs now is one of those gay “pride” ribbons.

[Rodamala]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxvN8wQqb1w&sns=em

[NRA1776]

And a space program!

[Secret Agent Man]

when we have astronauts again, they wil look like fags. great.

[Ezekiel]

To Mecca and beyond!

Muzz Lightyear?

He would need a time b... machine.

To go to back to the 7th century (and beyond).

[GraceG]

I don’t care how silly spacesuits look, if they work, they verk!

[Born to Conserve]

It is intentionally homo and feminine. They’re punishing white males again.

[cableguymn]

I thought the only way the US could get in to space is with buzz light year wings and rocket pack...

[Talisker]

That's not a spacesuit.

This is a spacesuit: