Do you have a secret desire to dress like an Astronaut on one of NASA's shuttles?
Maybe you're wanting to dress up for Halloween, for a play at your local community theater . . . or just because. Well, first, you'll need to determine what you'll be doing in that suit. (Even if that activity is only in your own imagination!)
Will you be blasting off into space, orbiting the earth, or taking a little space walk? You really need to know this before you select your costume, because that will determine which color you should select.
The main colors used for these special NASA uniforms during the shuttle program were blue, orange, and white.
Different colored space suits ones were specially designed and constructed to serve different purposes.
On this page are some examples of each of the three familiar shuttle uniform colors, and how each was used.
Image: Astronauts on the Launch Pad, [P.D., NASA]
If you were to wear a space suit, which one would you prefer, and why?
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These space suits would make nice halloween costumes... just add a helmet! And, it's nice to know what kind you are wearing, in terms of its purpose.
Nice way to have a Halloween costume group shown.
Thanks for your comments. I love the blue ones myself. My grandson got one of those years ago when he went to space camp at Kennedy Space Center. He looked so dapper in it!
I loved all the colors and the interesting stories behind the space suit colours. I really hadn't given any thought to the colour codes of Nasa's space shuttle dresses. Personally, my favourite colors for space suit would be the fiery orange and the cool white shade.
Yes - it's incredibly dangerous, but still, such an honor to be chosen!
That was very interesting. I always thought they wore bright orange in case they had to be found after an ocean crash or something. I guess the white one used at the space station stand out against the dark sky. We often forget how dangerous being an astronaut is.