Editing Space suit (section)

===Z-series===
{{Main|Z series space suits}}
[[File:Z-1 Spacesuit Prototype - standing Nov 2012.jpg|thumbnail|upright|right|Z-1 Series Suit]]
In 2012, NASA introduced the Z-1 space suit, the first in the Z-series of space suit prototypes designed by NASA specifically for planetary extravehicular activity. The Z-1 space suit includes an emphasis on mobility and protection for space missions. It features a soft torso versus the hard torsos seen in previous NASA EVA space suits, which reduces mass.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=TIME Staff|title=NASA's Z-1 Space Suit|url=https://techland.time.com/2012/11/01/best-inventions-of-the-year-2012/slide/nasas-z-1-space-suit/|magazine=TIME|publisher=TIME Magazine|access-date=17 February 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220013042/http://techland.time.com/2012/11/01/best-inventions-of-the-year-2012/slide/nasas-z-1-space-suit/|archive-date=February 20, 2015}}</ref> It has been labeled the "Buzz Lightyear suit" due to its green streaks for a design.

In 2014, NASA released the design for the Z-2 prototype, the next model in the Z-series. NASA conducted a poll asking the public to decide on a design for the Z-2 space suit. The designs, created by fashion students from Philadelphia University, were "Technology", "Trends in Society", and "Biomimicry".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kirkpatrick|first1=Nick|title=Intergalactic fashion: NASA's next space suit|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/04/15/intergalactic-fashion-nasas-next-space-suit/|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=17 February 2015}}</ref> The design "Technology" won, and the prototype is built with technologies like [[3D printing]]. The Z-2 suit will also differ from the Z-1 suit in that the torso reverts to the hard shell, as seen in NASA's EMU suit.<ref>{{cite news|last1=CBC News|title=New Mars space suit unveiled by NASA|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/new-mars-space-suit-unveiled-by-nasa-1.2628383|access-date=17 February 2015|agency=CBC/Radio-Canada|date=1 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The NASA Z-2 Suit|url=http://jscfeatures.jsc.nasa.gov/z2/|website=NASA.gov|publisher=NASA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329003404/http://jscfeatures.jsc.nasa.gov/z2/|archive-date=March 29, 2014}}</ref>