Out of this world spacesuits from the big and small screen...

Happy New Year! With vaccines on the way to protect us from COVID-19, we can once again start looking towards the future. Whenever I think of the future I alway think of space and science fiction, so today I thought I'd share eight different spacesuits from movies and television that I've come across on my travels across time and space.

Spacesuit worn by Anne Hathaway

as Dr. Amelia Brand in Interstellar

In 2014's Interstellar, a team of scientists and explorers travel through a wormhole searching for a new planet to sustain humanity when Earth's future is treated with famines, droughts and natural disasters.

Anne Hathaway plays NASA scientist and astronaut, 'Dr. Amelia Brand', and wears this spacesuit designed by Mary Zophres.

Fans of Christopher Nolan's sci-fi movie can also check out these other screen-used props and models from Interstellar on display.

Sokul pressure suit worn by Sandra Bullock

as Ryan Stone in Gravity

Director Alfonso Cuarón's 2013 space mission thriller, Gravity, won seven Oscars and starred Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as two astronauts stranded in space after an accident.

Jany Temime was Costume Designer on the movie, so make sure you take a closer look at Sandra Bullock's costume, plus George Clooney's astronaut suit from Gravity on display on Warner Bros. Studios  Backlot Tour in June 2016.

Spacesuit worn by Hermione Norris as Captain Lundvik

in Doctor Who's Kill the Moon

This spacesuit appears in the seventh episode, Kill the Moon, of the revived eighth season of Doctor Who from 2014, in which Peter Capaldi's time-traveling 'Doctor' and his companion 'Clara' (Jenna Coleman) join a suicide mission to the Moon to save the Earth.

The costume was photographed on display at the Doctor Who Experience in Wales in April 2015 and fans of the Time Lord can also enjoy these other original costumes and props from Doctor Who.

2001: A Space Odyssey spacesuit

This screen-used spacesuit designed by Hardy Amies is from 1968's epic 2001: A Space Odyssey, directed by Stanley Kubrick and inspired by Arthur C. Clarke's 1951 short story, 'The Sentinel'. When mankind discovers a mysterious monolith on the Moon they set off on a space mission to Jupiter with the help of the sentient computer HAL 9000 in search of extraterrestrial life.

Be sure to take a look at more costumes and props on display at the Stanley Kubrick exhibition at LACMA back in January 2013, from films like Eyes Wide Shut, The Shining, Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon and more.

Ares III spacesuit worn by Matt Damon

as Mark Watney in The Martian

In the 2015 movie The Martian, Matt Damon's NASA astronaut 'Mark Watney' finds himself marooned on the Red Planet after he's left behind and thought dead on a mission that's hit by a fierce storm.

Janty Yates was Costume Designer on the film directed Ridley Scott and this Mars surface suit was manufactured by FBFX.

Fans of the movie can take a closer look at this NASA astronaut suit from The Martian on display at L.A.'s ArcLight Hollywood cinema in September 2015.

Spacesuit worn by Brad Pitt

as Major Roy McBride in Ad Astra

In 2019's Ad Astra, Brad Pitt plays 'Major Roy McBride' of the U.S. Space Command who travels to the edge of the solar system to find his missing father and solve the mystery of a threat to Earth's very survival.

Albert Wolsky was Costume Designer on James Gray's film and you can take a closer look at his spacesuit and space buggy from Ad Astra on display in ArcLight Hollywood's cinema foyer in September 2019.

Spacesuit from High Life

In the 2018 sci-fi horror from Claire Denis, High Life, a group of criminals are sent on a space mission and become subjects of a human reproduction experiment which becomes endangered by a cosmic ray storm.

Make sure you take a closer look at this screen-used spacesuit from High Life designed by Judy Shrewsbury exhibited at ArcLight Hollywood in March 2019.

Apollo A7L spacesuit worn by Ryan Gosling

as Neil Armstrong in First Man

And finally this Apollo A7L spacesuit was worn by Ryan Gosling in the 2018 Neil Armstrong biopic, First Man, about the legendary space mission that led to him being the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

Mary Zophres was Costume Designer on Damien Chazelle's film and this Apollo A7L spacesuit was created by Global Effects, Inc. and displayed alongside more costumes and props from First Man at ArcLight Hollywood in January 2019.

As you can see, you may think all astronauts look the same, but when different countries, worlds, pasts and futures are involved, that's clearly not the case.

Come back soon when I'll be digging out more costumes and props from my archives until this pandemic is over and the world returns to some semblance of normality.

Original props from 2001: A Space Odyssey on display...

This is the final installment of movie memorabilia on display at the Stanley Kubrick exhibit at LACMA that I photographed on January 10, 2013 and these props are from the filmmaker's 1968 vision of the future, 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Djinn chair and sofa props from 2001: A Space Odyssey

These original props featured in the sci-fi epic helped create the futuristic look of the film, including these modernist Djinn chair and sofa designs by Olivier Mourge which featured in the travel lounges found aboard the orbiting Space Station V.

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Hamilton watch prop from 2001: A Space Odyssey

When making the film, Stanley Kubrick approached a variety of companies to design futuristic looking products for the movie, including the U.S. watchmaking company Hamilton.

Original cutlery props from 2001: A Space Odyssey

Also featured in the movie were these examples of minimalist cutlery by Arne Jacobsen, which had the perfect sleek and futuristic look for the science fiction film.

Reproduction model of the Discovery One spaceship 

from 2001: A Space Odyssey

Included alongside these original props was this reproduction of the classic Discovery One spaceship, which was controlled by the HAL 9000 mainframe computer.

If you're a fan of the legendary director, be sure you take a look at all these other original props, costumes and models from the Stanley Kubrick exhibit at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Moonwatcher mask and costume from 2001: A Space Odyssey on display...

There's nothing like a monkey suit to make you smile, especially when it's one from the Dawn of Man, like this one from 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Original mask and man-ape costume from 
2001: A Space Odyssey on display

It really was a treat to see this original 'Moonwatcher' mask and full body costume from the 1968 sci-fi classic on display at LACMA's Stanley Kubrick exhibit in L.A. on January 10, 2013.

2001: A Space Odyssey movie poster

This costume and mask feature in The Dawn of Man section at the start of movie, which depicts scenes from early human evolution where Moonwatcher, the dominant male man-ape of the tribe, first encounters the mysterious black Monolith which encourages his use of bones as both tools and weapons.

Original Moonwatcher mask prop from 2001: A Space Odyssey

Makeup legend Stuart Freeborn, who recently passed away, was responsible for the creature effects makeup on this epic sci-fi movie. Apparently it took around two years to craft the masks with moving lips and tongues, along with realistic looking simian teeth and the apelike hominid body suits which were made from human, yak and horsehair.

Original Moonwatcher suit from 2001: A Space Odyssey

Seeing them up close, especially considering when they were made, it's easy to see why his work so impressed George Lucas that the director asked him to handle the makeup for Star Wars, where he created the likes of 'Yoda' and 'Chewbacca'.

If you're a fan of Stanley Kubrick's movie, be sure to check out these other cool costumes and props from 2001: A Space Odyssey on display.

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Original spacesuit and helmet from 2001: A Space Odyssey on display...

Stanley Kubrick's 1968 epic sci-fi movie 2001: A Space Odyssey was inspired by Arthur C. Clarke's short story The Sentinel and chronicled a series of encounters between humanity and mysterious black monoliths and their apparent involvement in human evolution. Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood star as astronauts who undertake a fantastic voyage with the sentient computer HAL 9000 after discovering such a monolith on the Moon emitting a signal into space.

Actual spacesuit from 2001: A Space Odyssey

on display at the Stanley Kubrick exhibit at LACMA

This original spacesuit featured in the science fiction classic was photographed on display at the Stanley Kubrick exhibit at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) on January 10, 2013.

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Hardy Amies was the Costume Designer responsible for the futuristic fashions depicted in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

360° view of the 2001: A Space Odyssey astronaut suit

Also on display with the spacesuit was this red helmet from a different spacesuit worn by Keir Dullea as 'Dr. David Bowman' in the movie.

Dave Bowman spacesuit helmet from 2001: A Space Odyssey

For the exhibit they cleverly projected the actor's likeness onto the visor of the helmet to recreate the feel of the movie.

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Original Starchild prop from 2001: A Space Odyssey...

For me, one of the highlights of the fantastic Stanley Kubrick exhibition at LACMA on January 10, 2013 was this original 'Starchild' prop from the genre-defining sci-fi classic 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Actual Starchild prop featured in 2001: A Space Odyssey on display

In the 1968 sci-fi spectacular, humanity journeys into space with the artificial intelligence computer H.A.L. 9000 after discovering a mysterious alien object on the Moon.

2001: A Space Odyssey movie poster

The epic movie won the Oscar for Best Special Effects and this ethereal looking Starchild appeared at the end of the film watching over Earth.

360° view of the Starchild movie prop

I don't know what was more disconcerting about this prop, it's eerie lifelike eyes or seeing its skull open, exposing the animatronics that probably moved those same eyes in the film.

Even though it's now 2013, you have to agree that this is a pretty impressive original prop to behold.

2001: A Space Odyssey movie poster

Be sure to stick around in the days to come for more amazing costumes, props and models from 2001: A Space Odyssey on display.