NASA has come a long way from landing us on the moon, and then making its mission outreach to the Muslim world, but this latest move has bewildered the Internets. The space agency asked Twitter followers to vote on which spacesuit design they liked best:
Vote now on what our next spacesuit prototype will look like! 3 designs to choose from: http://t.co/on6PmBhsLW #Z2 pic.twitter.com/dCXxqqzr6e
— NASA (@NASA) April 10, 2014
The response was not completely positive:
@NASA You have to be kidding me. Lol is this fake? #Jetsons
— Jimmy Cannon (@jcann311) April 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/justin_CBJ/status/454056414646784001
punch-the-aliens suit v power-drill-the-aliens? MT @NASA Vote on our next spacesuit! 3 designs http://t.co/JPKnJkvIGk pic.twitter.com/aIa2q5r7xS
— Prudence Paine (@PruPaine) April 10, 2014
@NASA what the fuck is this? Some wannabe halo stuff? @justin_CBJ
— Alex (͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) (@CBJAlex_lax) April 10, 2014
@NASA Those all look bad
— Jim Gray (@grayj_) April 10, 2014
The new NASA prototype spacesuits look like they are built to accommodate the increase in American obesity. . .
pic.twitter.com/ArrnzTeOPB— Ben Wichman (@BenWichman) April 10, 2014
@NASA TRON!!!
— (・ω・)ノリズちゃん (@aclockworkliz) April 10, 2014
@NASA one has a gun. The other is dual wielding. The other is fighting with his bare hands. So about life on Mars?
— #NeverTrump (@DefendWallSt) April 10, 2014
@NASA none of them…go back to the drawing board. You can do better than this. They look like the Mondoshawans from The Fifth Element
— LadyofStyx (@LadyofStyx) April 10, 2014
Whoa, they kinda do:
.@NASA Haven't you seeing Prometheus or smth better to inspire of? You guys just destroyed my dream of becoming an astronaut.
— Tía Daniela (@pastoniela) April 10, 2014
.@NASA They all look like they are from a bad sci fi movie. I abstain from voting. I cannot endorse any of these.
— Bri [TW!] (@ThatBitchFromNJ) April 10, 2014
@NASA ummm no. Those just say "Danger Will Robinson!" to me.
— ✏️WENDY✒️ (@TXCupCake) April 10, 2014
.@NASA funding must be really bad if you're recycling PBS's Boobah costumes. pic.twitter.com/Z3rahRS7Wv
— Matt Dawson (@SaintRPh) April 10, 2014
@SaintRPh @NASA pic.twitter.com/PaVoUg0Zrk
— Wocka Flocka Robot (@Red_Eye_Robot) April 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/dntropy/status/454062189876236288
@NASA who's your tailor? The teletiubbies? Or Barney?
— #NeverTrump (@DefendWallSt) April 10, 2014
These are supposed to replace this spacesuit prototype:
But wait, doesn’t that just look a little…
Which Obama administration official should go on NASA’s next manned mission? Hot Air’s Allahpundit called it a long time ago:
Sigh. We at Twitchy welcome our new zero-gravity Teletubby overlords.
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