<![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman - io9 Comments]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman - io9 Comments]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> Designed by Roberd Crumb? Feet certainly are big enough.

Bloodboiler

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> looks suspiciously like an Arrakis stillsuit to me.

victheremin

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> The later two of Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars books describe second and later generation Martians - a lot like this...

rb780nm

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> I love the detail of the inset drawing. Fashionistas will have a vibrant field day with this kind of stuff~

MaxTwice

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> Dune

NeoPoliticus

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> Kinda reminds me of my first ex-wife: Ilsa, She-wolf of the leather bar.

Thorfin

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> This is really daydreaming about cool space suits of the future. If so, I'm all for it! Argh! I really hate those big clunky white things our current cosmonauts wear!

corpore-metal

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> @Annalee Newitz: Amen. Not having to wear a bra is one of the pluses of anything less than 1g.

The first woman on Mars is going to be an explorer/scientist/builder, not a housewife.

Evil Tortie's Mom

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> @castewar: I want to see Crumb's drawing of this gal. Check out his Bigfoot Couple (not safe for furry-butt-phobes).

DearEditor

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> @Garrison Dean: Somewhere in France, Robert Crumb is reading this article and panting.

castewar

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> Read Pohl's Man Plus. That was a good Martian suit.

dubqnp

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> @taxbaby: Oops I meant exosuit not exoskeleton. Though I agree that exoskeleton = teh awesome.

Annalee Newitz

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> @taxbaby: Well, I mentioned those other things too. We talked about her height, for example. But I don't see why I can't mention her bra, too. I mean, she's a woman and bras are something that many women deal with every day. I'm frankly sick of hearing people yammer on about the "first man on Mars" and wanted to offer a corrective to that.

Annalee Newitz

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> @Annalee Newitz: 1.) Exoskeleton /= spacesuit, I think. (A Ripley-style powered exoskeleton would be pretty wicked, though.)
2.) I didn't think it was about showing her tits- I just don't get why it's especially notable. There are other, more interesting ways that lower gravity would affect her- larger lungs and lower bone mass, e.g.

taxbaby

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> @rondalescott: Why does mentioning that she's not wearing a bra mean she's a homemaker? She has a photosynthesizing backpack, and kickass boots that help her filter water. Do those things mean she's a homemaker too? I'm completely confused here.

Annalee Newitz

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> @taxbaby: Well as a woman I was pretty psyched about not having to wear a bra on Mars, so I just threw that in because I liked the idea. I mean, she's in a freakin exoskeleton so it's not like it's all about showing her tits or something.

Annalee Newitz

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> Good thing I prefer backsides.

Killa_Charlie

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> Surely not Marsonaut.
Martianaut?
Areonaut? (from Ares-greek name for Mars)

JesusDeSaad

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> I would think at some point our intrepid colonist would venture inside, alleviating the need for her suit to feed her with her own pee. Being tall and thick legged seem to cancel each other out. Would she need thick legs if she remained shorter? and is this a first generation colonist? If so, she'd probably be about the same size as human females are now. On the downside as the generations of colonists progressed, they'd no longer be able to return to Earth. That said, great job! Definite fuel for a drawing.

drift_marlo

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> Women wear bras for more reasons than just gravity relief.

Also:

So, you're saying that this Martian woman is an interplanetary explorer--and homemaker? Does she think that nanomaterial and cake baking are both lots of fun?

rondalescott

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> Um... why do bras even come into it? Let's discuss her possible need for makeup or high-heeled shoes while we're at it. How will living on Mars affect the New Woman's hair- will it still be glossy and moisturized, or will she have to buy special Martian shampoo? C'mon, y'all.

taxbaby

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> @CyberKender: Or Coop maybe.

FredicvsMaximvs

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> I loves me some well built women, but I'm having trouble understanding why she needs to be bottom-heavy to compensate for lower gravity. Are we afraid she's going to flip upside down a lot?
Or are you saying bigger hips = wider stance?

FredicvsMaximvs

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> So, what your saying is that Martian women are all drawn by R. Crumb?

CyberKender

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> @ideaman2020: Seems to me she'd be more stable if she was short, especially in the wind. Plus smaller people require fewer resources.

In other words: if she was shorter she'd be me, so it should be so. I hate gravity and bras, so send meeee!

Evil Tortie's Mom

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> I can see the radiation-proof, pressurized pants suit now...

Zantor

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> @Zantor: Hahahaha FTW

Garrison Dean, King Awesome

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> Hillary Clinton: 1st President of Mars!

Zantor

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> I, for one, welcome our new braless overlords.

Ed Grabianowski

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> Is the urine recycled through one of those Kamen thingies?

Also, I don't see how the lower gravity would require her to be tall. It may allow her to be taller than would be feasible in normal gravity, but I don't see why it would be necessary. [Col. Chapman voice] It's just as easy to get these things right as wrong, you know... [/Col. Chapman voice]

ideaman2020

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> @darcymcgee: Not to be a pest, but Dillenger69 is referring to Willis from Heinlein's "Red Planet".

Grey_Area

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> Hrmm a braless, pear shaped (read full figured(read chunky)), thick legged woman who pees her pants.

Martian or 2nd semester freshmen co-ed.

Garrison Dean, King Awesome

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> @Dillenger69: Tribbles are way too much trouble.

darcymcgee

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> Any planet where women don't need to wear bras is a planet I'd like to settle!

darcymcgee

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> damn i'm an idiot

Grey_Area

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> Does she come in other colors?

Rus

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> Reminds me of the old cover art from Heinlein's "Red Planet"

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Will someone engineer us a three eyed fuzzball for a pet?

Dillenger69

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> Plus, she's a dead ringer for Dejah Thoris out of the suit!

Grey_Area

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> Yes, very rational and salient description for a future colonist. Plus, inside the dome and out of the suit she's a dead ringer for Dejah Thoris!

Grey_Area

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> @Dolly-At-School: Honestly I was thinking about that when we designed her drinking feet.

Annalee Newitz

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> @ratlas: Not yet! You could do it.

Annalee Newitz

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> That's KIND of like drinking through your feet.

Dolly-At-School

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> Martian atmosphere is very thin, and Mars is farther from the sun. Has someone done supporting calculations for the photosynthesis idea?

Mathmos

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> Wait, is she single? I didn't read that in the article. Is she?

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]]> <![CDATA[Meet the First Realistic Martian Woman]]> A bra-less chick in a stillsuit w/ built legs and calves!! I want to be a Mars-onaut!

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