2suit

Logo emblem designating spacesuit functionality as a 2suit

The 2suit (alternately 2-Suit or twosuit) (abbrv. 2S) is a garment designed to facilitate intimacy in weightless environments. It has been tested in microgravity during a parabolic flight.[1]

History

Mission patch: pioneering human intimacy in space. "The 2suit is one small step for humankind colonizing the universe." History Channel, The Universe: Sex in Space

The 2Suit was invented by Vanna Bonta in 2006[2] after she experienced microgravity during a parabolic flight that she flew with the National Space Society in 2004. Bonta presented the garment design in 2006 on a panel at a New Space conference of the Space Frontier Foundation.[1] [3][4]

In 2008, the first 2Suit was manufactured and tested by a History Channel documentary for the television series The Universe. The episode premiered on December 3, 2008.[5]

The documentary described the 2Suit as "one small step for humankind colonizing the universe." The garment was presented as a utilitarian garment with multiple applications that serves the need for human intimacy and procreation by stabilizing physical proximity in microgravity environments.[5]

Prototype sketch of the 2Suit (MSNBC)

Design

Vanna Bonta testing the 2suit in microgravity during a parabolic flight on September 13, 2008 (History Channel, The Universe)

The 2suit is a flight suit with a large front flap that can be opened and attached to another 2suit via Velcro strips.[1]

The 2suit is equipped to fasten to a stable surface. The roominess within the garment is adjustable from within. It also is lined with inner harnesses that can adjust the proximity of various points of the wearer's body to the body of another 2suit wearer. A quick-disrobe function removes the garments, optionally leaving the harnesses in place for fixing to a stable surface.[6]

Function and purpose

The function of the 2suit is to allow two or more people to remain in proximity effortlessly in weightless or microgravity environments, permitting physical intimacy and facilitating tandem or adjacent tasks.[7]

References in popular culture

Cracked.com listed the 2Suit as one of "seven real suits that will soon make the world a cooler place."[8]

Future simulation: mother-to-be in space lounge wears a 2suit while relaxing. (The Universe, Sex in Space; History Channel)

The 2Suit has been mentioned in travel and exploration magazines as part of articles on subject like the "400 mile high club."[9][10][11][12]

The 2Suit is discussed as fashion in WIRED, Discovery and other media.[13][14][15]

The 2Suit has been the subject of songs, including the Valentine's Days album titled 2Suit, by Binary Bits,[16][17] and in the Anti-Gravity Love EP track Sex Suit by Irish band Fred and Bob[18]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Outerspace sex carries complications by Alan Boyle, Science editor MSNBC 24 July 2006
  2. ↑ Sex in Space, by Laura S. Woodmansee, CG Publishing, 2006
  3. ↑ Space Frontier Foundation NewSpace 2006
  4. ↑ Outside Magazine December 2006 issue
  5. 1 2 The History Channel Season 3 Episode guide; Sex in Space
  6. ↑ Sex in Space, by Laura S. Woodmansee, description by Bonta, p. 64
  7. ↑ WIRED UK Science News A two-seater suit for space-lovers, by Giorgia Scaturro; April 30, 2009
  8. ↑ 7 Real Suits That Will Soon Make the World A Cooler Place by Soren Bowie, Cracked; 15 November 2010
  9. ↑ The Zero G Spot Archived September 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Outside Magazine, by Michael Behar, December 2006
  10. ↑ Metro.UK, by Fiona MacDonald
  11. ↑ The 400-mile high club The Sunday Times, by Richard Johnson; October 7, 2007
  12. ↑ Sex in space: how to do it right
  13. ↑ Space Fashions Vol. 2: Sexy Space Suits? by Richard Lamb Discovery News; 16 December 2009
  14. ↑ Scaturro, Giorgia (27 April 2009). "Lo spazio, mai stato così sexy" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2009-04-30.
  15. ↑ Sesso nello spazio? Per gli astronauti arriva la tuta 2Suit, by Giovanni Carzana; CiaoPeople Magazine, Italy; 27 April 2009
  16. ↑ Binary Bits – 2suit EP Music Review, album release by Graham Major, Potholes in My Blog; February 14, 2012
  17. ↑ Music Album Track 1 - 2Suit Binary Bits – 2suit; February 2012
  18. ↑ Anti-Gravity Love EP 22 June 2012

External links

Notes (International 2Suit articles)

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