Especially suitable
From its fit to its features, the extensive Astronaut Flight Suit is designed with the company’s customers in mind.
Worn as a one- or two-piece by zipping (or unzipping) the jacket over the trousers, the flight suit will be tailored to each crew member, while offering increased comfort and mobility through rear vents and shoulder flaps. The suit also has pockets and hook-and-loop fasteners (Velcro) for easy storage and retrieval of tools.
With utility in mind, Vast sought to create a highly functional flight suit optimized for both ground training and everyday use on Haven-1 in orbit.
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With utility in mind, Vast sought to create a highly functional flight suit optimized for both ground training and everyday use on Haven-1 in orbit.
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“In microgravity, you have to have your hands free and your tools always at hand,” said former NASA astronaut Megan MacArthur, who advises Vast. “You’re constantly moving through tiny spaces and positioning your body in ways we don’t see on Earth.”
Despite its pure white color and uniform design, the suit also provides individual customization points. Each crew’s suits will sport their own mission patch, and according to the company, each crew member has a place for their flight badge, “wings,” which they will individually earn from Vast by “launching, living in orbit, and conducting mission operations in space.”
Separate, but along the same lines, from the flight suit, each Vast crew member will also wear a Pilot’s Venturer Vertical Drive watch by Swiss luxury watchmaker IWC Schaffhausen, and Tested in collaboration with Vast. IWC designed the watch to meet the challenges of human spaceflight, including replacing the crown with a more glove-friendly rotating bezel. Vast has ensured that the watch can withstand vibration and pressure changes and is suitable for the Haven-1 onboard environment.
IWC Schaffhausen has partnered with Vast to certify the Pilot’s Venturer Vertical Drive, a wristwatch designed for space.
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IWC Schaffhausen has partnered with Vast to certify the Pilot’s Venturer Vertical Drive, a wristwatch designed for space.
Credit: IWC Schaffhausen
(IWC Schaffhausen offers Pilot’s Venturer Vertical Drive for $28,200 each.)
“This is something that astronauts can actually use,” Feustel said. “This is the flight suit for the era of commercial, manned spaceflight, and it’s really just the beginning.”
