# To Infinity....and Beyond! With NASA

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-infinity-and-beyond-with-nasa/644669>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 20, 2012, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-infinity-and-beyond-with-nasa/644669 "2012-12-20T21:21:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-infinity-and-beyond-with-nasa/644669/1 "2012-12-20T21:21:53Z")

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According to Yahoo news, the new space suit design looks eerily like Buzz Lightyear’s, right down to the colors:

> **[NASA's Next-Generation Spacesuit Looks Like Buzz Lightyear](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/news/nasas-next-generation-spacesuit-looks-buzz-lightyear-050000433.html)**
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> To infinity and beyond -- for real.

Is this for real? If so, is it because Pixar was looking closely at in-the-works designs? I ca n understand the domed helmet and all. What gets me are the white suit with fluorescent (!) green stripes and the black belt.

[http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;\_ylt=A0PDoV4ggdNQUzQA\_C2JzbkF;\_ylu=X3oDMTBlMTQ4cGxyBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1n?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dglowing%2Bbuzz%2Blightyear%26\_adv\_prop%3Dimage%26va%3Dglowing%2Bbuzz%2Blightyear%26fr%3Dyfp-t-701%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D103&w=710&h=910&imgurl=img.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv319%2FJTMitchell87%2FGlowingBuzz.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fparentodo.com%2Fpost%2F916865768%2Fmi-buzz-lightyear-de-coleccion-marca-thinkway&size=57.7+KB&name=MI+\<b\>BUZZ+LIGHTYEAR+\<%2Fb\>DE+COLECCIÓN+(MARCA+THINKWAY...&p=glowing+buzz+lightyear&oid=a628f74eb86c86da8ac54e8975837fa8&fr2=&fr=yfp-t-701&tt=MI%2B%253Cb%253EBUZZ%2BLIGHTYEAR%2B%253C%252Fb%253EDE%2BCOLECCI%25C3%2593N%2B%2528MARCA%2BTHINKWAY...&b=91&ni=200&no=103&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=12hhlunmt&sigb=14f11v0on&sigi=11sb5ii85&.crumb=G.kSrW0OssH](http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=A0PDoV4ggdNQUzQA_C2JzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBlMTQ4cGxyBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1n?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dglowing%2Bbuzz%2Blightyear%26_adv_prop%3Dimage%26va%3Dglowing%2Bbuzz%2Blightyear%26fr%3Dyfp-t-701%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D103&w=710&h=910&imgurl=img.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv319%2FJTMitchell87%2FGlowingBuzz.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fparentodo.com%2Fpost%2F916865768%2Fmi-buzz-lightyear-de-coleccion-marca-thinkway&size=57.7+KB&name=MI+%3Cb%3EBUZZ+LIGHTYEAR+%3C%2Fb%3EDE+COLECCI%C3%93N+%28MARCA+THINKWAY...&p=glowing+buzz+lightyear&oid=a628f74eb86c86da8ac54e8975837fa8&fr2=&fr=yfp-t-701&tt=MI%2B%253Cb%253EBUZZ%2BLIGHTYEAR%2B%253C%252Fb%253EDE%2BCOLECCI%25C3%2593N%2B%2528MARCA%2BTHINKWAY...&b=91&ni=200&no=103&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=12hhlunmt&sigb=14f11v0on&sigi=11sb5ii85&.crumb=G.kSrW0OssH)

They might as well have screamed “Buzz Lightyear!”

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-infinity-and-beyond-with-nasa/644669/2 "2012-12-20T21:48:02Z")

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Now, if the NASA suit has flip-out wings, and a wrist laser, I’ll be even more impressed.

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**Author:** ![Capt\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-infinity-and-beyond-with-nasa/644669/3 "2012-12-20T22:06:38Z")

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Did you notice it has a port for “rear entry”?

**Capt**