---
title: "Elon Musk: Photos of the SpaceX Space Suit Developed for NASA Are Coming Soon"
description: "Founder and CEO Elon Musk announced on Twitter this Saturday that SpaceX is about to release photos of its futuristic space suit."
date: "2017-08-21"
modified: "2017-08-21"
authors:
  - name: "Dom Galeon"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/domgaleon"
url: "https://futurism.com/elon-musk-photos-of-the-spacex-space-suit-developed-for-nasa-are-coming-soon"
categories:
  - "Elon Musk"
  - "Future Society"
  - "NASA"
  - "Space"
  - "SpaceX"
  - "The Industrialists"
tags:
  - "elon musk"
  - "NASA"
  - "space suit"
  - "SpaceX"
---

# Elon Musk: Photos of the SpaceX Space Suit Developed for NASA Are Coming Soon

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Much of the buzz we've been hearing about SpaceX recently has been about unmanned spaceflights — including [last week's International Space Station re-supply mission for NASA](<https://futurism.com/spacex-just-completed-another-launch-marking-the-end-of-an-era>). Indeed, the company has been so busy working on perfecting its reusable rocket technology that we may have forgotten it's also preparing for the eventuality of sending humans to space.

SpaceX is actually developing what could be the [next generation of space suits](<https://futurism.com/category/space>) for NASA as part of its [Commercial Crew Program](<https://www.nasa.gov/content/commercial-crew-overview>). In a tweet on Saturday, CEO and founder Elon Musk said that we'll soon get a glimpse of what the suits will look like:

Pics of SpaceX spacesuit developed for NASA commercial crew program coming out next week. Undergoing ocean landing mobility/safety tests.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) [August 20, 2017](<https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/899075756508065793>)

In a [Reddit AMA back in October of 2015](<https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2rgsan/i_am_elon_musk_ceocto_of_a_rocket_company_ama/>), Musk said that SpaceX's space suit "needs to both look like a 21st century spacesuit and work well." If what Musk modeled in an interview with [fashion magazine ](<http://www.vogue.com/article/elon-musk-profile-entrepreneur-spacex-tesla-motors>)*[Vogue](<http://www.vogue.com/article/elon-musk-profile-entrepreneur-spacex-tesla-motors>)* back in 2015 was similar to the prototype, then we can expect the suit to look *very* cool indeed. As for function, SpaceX is still conducting tests — as Musk mentioned in the tweet.

Could the "ocean landing mobility/safety tests" mean the suit is designed for exploration beyond the inside of a spacecraft? We'll have to wait and see. SpaceX is slated for a loop around the Moon in 2018, which has already been paid for by two space tourists. If all goes according to plan, that trip could be the first time SpaceX's suits will grace space.

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