Custom tailored suits that have to fit you perfectly so you donât die. And might have to put them on very fast in an emergency, in low or zero g, with potential limited light. Big, high contrast, labels are probably helpful.
Also, these things were tested and iterated on repeatedly. If something is on that suit, itâs often because itâs solving a problem that was identified in a past test.
todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee â¨4⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Itâs a ~$700,000 space suit custom tailored for a single astronaut on a single mission. Why wouldnât it have the astronautâs name stitched into it?
Also, have you never seen a NASA/Air Force/Military uniform in general? They all wear their names somewhere.
simplejack@lemmy.world â¨4⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Also, so you can quickly put on the correct suit, quickly, in pretty disorienting conditions.
GBU_28@lemm.ee â¨4⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Who shit in my suit!
simplejack@lemmy.world â¨4⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
That would be disorienting.
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works â¨4⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Itâs a 700k suit to make in todayâs money.
That doesnât include R&D, and very notably doesnât include things the life support backpack or helmet either. If you add those, you come to something like nearly 2 million in 1967 money, or nearly 19 million in modern money.
todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee â¨4⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
$700k was calculated assuming T&D and 2024 dollars, so youâre doubling down on math I already did.
The total budget for the suits in 1967 dollars was $100K/suit.
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works â¨4⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
No the 700k and 20m difference is in development cost. Itâs not unfair to include those costs in small unit orders.
Regardless, it was crazy expensive, and shouldnât be swapped out with the other. The point stands