21. Will we get "cool" suits? For colors, can we get more fashionable spacesuits than boring and dull white? Can we get hot pink spacesuits, or can I paint my spacesuit green? (A K2S Question)

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NASA astronauts think that their spacesuits are very fashionable! However, the suits are not designed to be fashionable but to be useful protection. The important reason that the suits are white is because white reflects heat in space the same as it does here on Earth. In the future, when you and I have a chance to take a trip to space, maybe the suits will come in designer colors, even hot pink and green.

Answer provided by Lonnie Moffitt


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