Space man

The cold dark recesses of outer space… what to we really know about it? What do we really know about our neighboring planets? About their history? Lastly, what is the best way to go about finding out? Exploring them, that’s how. Sure robots can be sent to map the terrain, but it’s an entirely different scenario when a human being sets foot on the surface of some far off world. We might not have the technology yet for deep space exploration, but we certainly have the drive. This is part of the reason why so many Sci-Fi movies, novels, and comics have come about in the past century. The idea of what these other worlds might look like, fascinates us. So maybe, for this Halloween you might want to take that giant leap for mankind and dress as a space explorer.

There are tons of different ways to do it of course, as evidenced by the hundreds of films, books, and even Lego adventure sets that all center around outer space. You could be a general astronaut like we have today in the thick white suits with the shiny helmet and American flag sewed onto the arm, or you could pick something from popular culture, perhaps something a little more futuristic. The space suits in the movie Armageddon resembled those that we currently use, but were slightly less bulky, grey, and had what looked like a ton of different useless seams, zippers, buttons, and tubing going around it; which makes for a really cool effect.

Don’t want to construct/buy a suit? You could always design your own, or simply be a character from a movie that takes place in outer space. Star Wars and Star Trek are popular options, as well as Mission to Mars, Armageddon, and Sunshine (who had the biggest bulkiest suits of all time, honestly.)

See what you can discover this Halloween!