NASA's New Buzz Lightyear Spacesuit Prototype

TO INFINITY AND -- I think I'm just going to sit down for a while.

This is NASA's new prototype spacesuit, the Z-1. It makes the wearer look like Buzz Lightyear. Personally, I want a spacesuit that makes me look like a Big Daddy from Bioshock. That way aliens will think twice before messing with me. They catch you in this thing and your ass is getting PROBED. That said, I think the orthopedic sneakers were a nice touch.

Thanks to Mandy, who doesn't care what she has to wear, she just wants to get off this rock. But what if it was overalls?

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