---
title: "Elon Musk Unveils First Look at the Official SpaceX Spacesuit"
description: "And it's not just a mockup—Musk claims it actually works."
date: "2017-08-23"
modified: "2017-08-24"
authors:
  - name: "Kyle Cheromcha"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kyle-cheromcha"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/tech/13750/elon-musk-unveils-first-look-at-the-official-spacex-spacesuit"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "spacesui"
  - "SpaceX"
---

# Elon Musk Unveils First Look at the Official SpaceX Spacesuit

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With ["production hell"](<https://www.thedrive.com/tech/13414/teslas-model-3-production-hell-may-raise-tensions-between-carmaker-workers>) only just beginning for the Tesla Model 3, it makes sense that founder and CEO Elon Musk would want to escape for a little bit. Maybe that's why Musk took to Instagram earlier today to share some exciting news from his *other* company [(no, not that one)](<https://www.thedrive.com/tech/11902/elon-musks-boring-company-in-talks-with-chicago-over-high-speed-rail-tunnel>) and show off the first official look at SpaceX's new spacesuit.

According to Musk, the fully-functional prototype has been tested to double-vacuum pressure. That doesn't mean astronauts will be heading out on future spacewalks wearing these svelte suits, though. These sci-fi-looking rigs are meant to be worn as astronauts ride to and from the International Space Station in SpaceX's Dragon Capsule.

In his post, Musk, noted that it was "incredibly hard" to balance the look and functionality of the spacesuit—in other words, it was tricky to make it look cool without accidentally killing the person wearing it. It certainly has a much more futuristic vibe than [the suit that Boeing revealed earlier this year](<https://www.theverge.com/2017/1/25/14383852/boeing-blue-spacesuits-design-starliner-iss-astronauts>) for astronauts to wear in its CST-100 Starliner capsule, which looks like something straight out of *2001: A Space Odyssey*. Not that that's a bad thing.

Musk promises more details will be released in the coming days, presumably including shots of the full spacesuit and more technical specifications.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYIPmEFAIIn

## Author
Overseeing an expert staff of writers and editors from his lair in Los Angeles, Kyle shapes The Drive’s singular approach to covering the automotive industry and car culture. He’s been with the site as a writer since 2017, taking over as editor in 2019. On a daily basis, Kyle is responsible for directing The Drive's editorial news and car review content strategies, setting special coverage priorities, managing complex reporting projects, and ensuring what you read on the page meets our high internal standards for quality and trustworthiness. He is also the executive producer of The Drive's YouTube channel, which was relaunched in February 2024 to great acclaim and has accumulated over 14M new views in its first year back on the scene. He hosts a biweekly series on the channel where he breaks down fascinating and complicated stories from the automotive world.

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