NASA reveals prototype Mars spacesuit- Looks pretty rad

[Paul-Simon]

[QUOTE=JumpinJackFlash;49105304]Long and short of it is we can do all of this but we can't do it all at the same time or within a reasonable budget. Personally I think assembling a ship in orbit using a current shipbuilding technique known as a "superlift" would be best, the actual vehicle itself wouldn't be limited by Earth aerodynamics or by fitting most of the parts neatly on top of a rocket. Essentially the premise is to build a ship part by part, final assembly and final welding are on-site but instead of in a drydock this would be in orbit. My idea has the ship merely as a transportation vessel, the ship itself won't drop to the planet, just a colony "package" while the ship returns on it's own to Earth orbit and can be reused. Perhaps a bunch of small landing vehicles that unpack and can be used to assemble structures or be structures themselves. Either way it avoids all the problems except for the cost, it actually is a very, very costly plan and it will likely need significant investment early on, but it would allow for whoever owns it to ferry stuff back and forth for as long as the ship remains structurally sound.[/QUOTE]

This is essentially how I play Kerbal Space Program :v:

[JumpinJackFlash]

[QUOTE=paul simon;49106798]This is essentially how I play Kerbal Space Program :v:[/QUOTE]I've never played. It keeps crashing, the reason is beyond my control. :(

Though if what you mean is what I have in my head, think less International Space Station and more Gerald R. Ford supercarrier, only the pieces aren't so absurdly large. (though a carrier-sized spacecraft would have awesome payload capabilities, but I think building something that big would be financially impossible)

[Paul-Simon]

[QUOTE=JumpinJackFlash;49107005]I've never played. It keeps crashing, the reason is beyond my control. :(

Though if what you mean is what I have in my head, think less International Space Station and more Gerald R. Ford supercarrier, only the pieces aren't so absurdly large. (though a carrier-sized spacecraft would have awesome payload capabilities, but I think building something that big would be financially impossible)[/QUOTE]

I tend to launch several modules into orbit, where they are linked together to form a large and modular interplanetary carrier vehicle with several probes, landing craft and whatnot.

I recommend you to watch some of Scott Manleys interplanetary quest videos in Kerbal Space Program.

[Antlerp]

[QUOTE=uitham;49103453]this looks like a safe-space suit[/QUOTE]

if i put my fingers in my ears the solar radiation cant hurt me

[perka123]

They should scrap the red and use blue instead.
And put the earth flag on it
[t]http://i.imgur.com/LIe6dS4.jpg[/t]

[Matt2468rv]

[QUOTE=Zovox;49107935]They should scrap the red and use blue instead.
And put the earth flag on it
[t]http://i.imgur.com/LIe6dS4.jpg[/t][/QUOTE]

That's the Earth flag?... It looks ugly as fuck.

[Missing User]

[QUOTE=Zovox;49107935]They should scrap the red and use blue instead.
And put the earth flag on it
[t]http://i.imgur.com/LIe6dS4.jpg[/t][/QUOTE]

Developed by the US government so you know theres no fucking way anything other than a US flag is getting on it

[perka123]

[QUOTE=Matt2468rv;49107950]That's the Earth flag?... It looks ugly as fuck.[/QUOTE]

It's not the official, but it was proposed by a Swedish artist to be used the official international flag of the Earth. The seven rings represent the seven continents and the blue color all of our water.

[Saxon]

[QUOTE=uitham;49103453]this looks like a safe-space suit[/QUOTE]

Perfect for the first tumblrite on mars then