Virgin Galactic is about to launch its first rocket-powered test flight from its new Spaceport America facility in New Mexico and has revealed the spacesuits that the test pilots will wear. Under Armour is the company is a charge of designing the suits as part of the partnership, the non-pressurized garments are designed to look and work like suits that fly “regularly at over three times the speed of sound into space and back,” Virgin Galactic wrote in a press release.
The pilots will look unique with the addition of black on the sides and on the knees, along with black instead of blue boots, “a reminder that the destination of each flight is the black sky of space,” Virgin Galactic wrote.
The Knitted suit is very strong but also very light weighing approximately 1 kg. They were specially made for comfort whether you’re floating in zero gravity or pressed back into your seat during the rocket-powered boost phase. The boots look similar to Under Armour’s Tactical side-zip boots.
We can’t wait to witness the suit in action next Friday, December 11th. “I’m very much looking forward to wearing my own spacesuit during New Mexico’s first human spaceflight later this month and then many times in the future as we share the wonder of space with our future astronauts,” said Virgin Galactic chief pilot Dave Mackay.
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