Soon those bulky, orange spacesuits will be collecting dust in the back of astronauts' closets.
On Wednesday Boeing unveiled a new, sleeker, flexible version that will bring modern design to space travel. "It is a lot lighter, more form-fitting and it's simpler, which is always a good thing," said astronaut Eric Boe. "Complicated systems have more ways they can break, so simple is better on something like this."
The new, blue suit weighs only 20 pounds, that's 10 pounds less then the launch-and-entry suits astronauts wear today. Other features include: touchscreen-sensitive gloves; visor and helmet incorporated in the suit and more flexibility in the elbows and knees to allow more freedom of movement.
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