SpaceX’s spacesuits were designed by a superhero costume maker
Elon Musk didn't just want his astronauts to survive the vacuum of space; he wanted them to look incredibly cool doing it. The sleek, tailored SpaceX suits were conceptualized by Jose Fernandez, a costume designer who crafted outfits for Batman, Iron Man, and Wolverine. Engineers then had to frantically reverse-engineer his cinematic designs to make them actually functional in orbit.

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