Space & Astronomy

Full SpaceX spacesuit has now been revealed

By T.K. Randall
September 11, 2017

Image: Elon Musk at the SpaceX CRS-8 post-launch press conference
Credit: Kim Shiflett / (PD) NASA Back in August, the SpaceX CEO had posted an image on Instagram showing the upper torso and helmet of the company's futuristic new spacesuit.

Now in a second Instagram post, Musk has revealed what the entire thing will look like.

Astronaut spacesuit next to Crew Dragon

A post shared by Elon Musk (@elonmusk) on Sep 8, 2017 at 1:04pm PDT

Exhibiting a sleek black-and-white aesthetic, the suit certainly looks the part. According to Musk, it is an actual functional, fully-tested prototype and not simply an artist's mock-up.

The new image also shows a SpaceX Crew Dragon - a spacecraft that will be capable of taking astronauts up to the International Space Station and potentially even all the way to Mars.

Both are likely to see action for the first time within the next couple of years.

Source: News.com.au

Tags: SpaceX, Spacesuit