at least I think they are white...why not blue, red, or any other color. do you think that the Mars explorer suits will be red?
2007-03-23 13:28:00 · 10 answers · asked by Michael n 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
good question
i think that they have it white to reflect heat
if the moon is on the side that is facing the sun, it would be hot and they would need to reflect as much heat as possible away from them
if not that than try these other silly reasons :D
1. for some reason white is cheaper
2. when they ordered it, it came white
3. the guy who owns NASA likes white :D
lol hope that helped
2007-03-23 13:33:25 · answer #1 · answered by eygpt123 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are white for a couple of reasons: visibility and heat resistance.
White reflects all of the different colors of light, and that color is highly visible against the blackness of space or in the shuttle's shadow.
2007-03-23 20:44:53 · answer #2 · answered by edward_otto@sbcglobal.net 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. To reflect heat and help maintain a constant temp in the suit.
2007-03-23 20:30:27 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the Launch and Entry suits that the astronauts use to go up to the space station are orange. the EVA, or spacewalk suits that the astronauts use are white, so to answer your question not all NASA space suits are white.
2007-03-24 18:22:42 · answer #4 · answered by mcdonaldcj 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think that they should stick with white.
cause
1. white reflect all the colors of the visible spectrum(sunlight)
2. it is easier to spot(if you think about it, you would have a hard time to find your other crew in Mars if your suits is in red, cause it will only blend with most of the background)
2007-03-23 20:41:13 · answer #5 · answered by tb_ramon2 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To reduce the absorption of heat from sunlight during extra-vehicular activity.
2007-03-23 20:34:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
So that they stand out against the blackness of space.
2007-03-23 20:31:17 · answer #7 · answered by tonal9nagual 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
coz everything out there is darkness and they are seen more easily that way.
2007-03-23 20:31:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
easy to see in space
i guess
2007-03-23 20:30:23 · answer #9 · answered by chrishomingtang 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they can
2007-03-23 20:35:34 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋