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.

First Man movie costumes on display...

In First Man based on the 2005 non-fiction book by James R. Hansen, Ryan Gosling plays American NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong. In the biopic we follow his early flight training in rockets to the Earth's upper atmosphere, the sacrifices he, his wife 'Janet' and family make at home, and eventually his travels into space to the Moon for the first time on the Apollo 11 mission with Buzz Aldrin on July 20, 1969.

Costumes worn by Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong

and Claire Foy as Janet Armstrong in First Man

These First Man costumes were designed by Mary Zophres and were photographed on display at Downtown L.A.'s FIDM Museum on February 5, 2019.

The Apollo A7L NASA spacesuit was manufactured by Global Effects, Inc., whilst the silver X-15 flight suit was made by Ryan Nagata.

If you like these costumes from Damien Chazelle's film, make sure you check out more of Ryan Gosling's spacesuits and props from First Man on display.

Fans of the actor can also take a closer look at his costumes from La La Land, his Blade Runner 2049 costume, his Gangster Squad movie costume and his costume from The Place Beyond The Pines on display.

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Ryan Gosling's First Man spacesuits and props on display...

In director Damien Chazelle's Neil Armstrong biopic, First Man, Ryan Gosling plays the iconic American NASA astronaut as we follow his training and family life as he ventures to the moon for man's first time on the Apollo 11 mission with Buzz Aldrin on July 20, 1969. The film is based on James R. Hansen's 2005 book, First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong.

Screen-used spacesuits and props from First Man

This out-of-this-world costume and prop exhibit for First Man arrived just in time for Oscar season and is a wonderful showcase for Costume Designer Mary Zophres and Production Designer Nathan Crowley.

These fantastic astronaut costumes and NASA props were photographed on display at ArcLight Hollywood cinema on January 15, 2019.

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No stranger to space, Mary Zophres also worked on these Interstellar astronaut costumes and collaborated with the director on these Oscar-nominated La La Land movie costumes.

X-15 spacesuit worn by Ryan Gosling

as Neil Armstrong in First Man

In the movie, Ryan Gosling wears this silver flight suit made by Ryan Nagata when he's a test pilot in 1961 and he bounces the X-15 rocket plane off the atmosphere and lands in the Mojave Desert.

Neil Armstrong Gemini spacesuit

worn by Ryan Gosling in First Man

After the death of his young daughter, Karen, Neil Armstrong applied for NASA's Project Gemini and is a part of the Gemini 8 mission. This Gemini spacesuit was recreated by Mary Zophres and manufactured by Global Effects, Inc.

Neil Armstrong Apollo A7L spacesuit

worn by Ryan Gosling in First Man

In the film, this Apollo A7L spacesuit manufactured by Global Effects, Inc. was worn for the Apollo 11 mission to the moon and the eventual lunar landing, one giant leap for mankind.

Neil Armstrong NASA quarantine suit

worn by Ryan Gosling in First Man

Ryan Gosling wears this NASA quarantine suit after he returns to Earth after his successful mission and is picked up by the U.S.S. Hornet, the ship that recovered the Apollo 11 astronauts after splashdown.

Screen-used First Man movie props

In addition to all these cool costumes, the exhibit also feature lots of screen-used props from the film, like NASA manuals, IDs and equipment. Nathan Crowley was responsible for Production Design and this retro console was made by Spaceworks for the movie.

If you love all these amazing screen-used looks and props on display, you'll probably also want to check out these Gravity movie costumes and props, Matt Damon's spacesuit from The Martian and these costumes and props from 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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