The long-forgotten history of the British moon spacesuit

[@TomScottGo]

Unfortunately, the British spacesuit model isn't available for anyone to wear, which is a shame! But it is on display at the Rocket Tower. And apparently one idea for that on-suit airlock was passing in sandwiches for lunch...

[@imaflufurpillow]

yes

[@OlrikMeister]

Could you explain how the video was uploaded today but you commented this 2 days ago.

[@Will-wu4xh]

2 days ago

[@nicktw2386]

@@OlrikMeister what you said

[@anakinskiiwalker6341]

2

[@DJDiarrhea]

The british sending a literal knight in shining armour to space is the most appropriate thing I could have expected

[@Tarantio1983]

Now I'm imagining the Polish space agency sending winged hussars to the moon, or maybe Japan sending a guy in full samurai armour ... Or a fully medieval jousting contest in near 0-G!

[@Ghesh_Vargiet]

@@Tarantio1983 poland cannot into space

[@loddude5706]

"Right lads, as Sir Cumspect has gone right off the idea, can we actually fit Sir Cumference into the suit?"

[@ewanmorrow2307]

for queen and country.

[@henryab2700]

@@Ghesh_Vargiet No, Poland Can into space

[@lucasduque8289]

It has a cape. That already makes it way better than any other space suit ever made.

[@caltheuntitled8021]

Have you not seen The Incredibles? NO CAPES!

[@Tjalve70]

Not all heroes wear capes. BUT SOME DO!

[@YataTheFifteenth]

@@ragnkja they serve a function and it's to look cool.

[@ImieNazwiskoOK]

@@YataTheFifteenth Press X to doubt that they would be able to use that cape in such not mobile design

[@darrellcook8253]

Remember what Edna said about capes? And why?

[@dirkloyd6018]

The absolute chad who heard, "We want a spacesuit," and went, "It needs a cape," is my hero.

[@BirthquakeRecords]

69th like

[@fribigy47]

Yes

[@muzzers2776]

Must be Edna Mode's archnemesis

[@superstriker412]

Good thing Edna didn't hear about it

[@AndyZach]

I like the shooting stick just as much.

[@censoreduser]

Imagine being an alien living on the moon when a modified V2 missile lands and freaking Sir Lancelot steps out

[@triggerfish4744]

Lmao

[@SOmeUser404-he22xa]

Idk why but I suddenly got Warhammer 40k vibes reading this

[@Rinkul]

Hello stranger! I’m sir Alfred Dabblesworth. This is my space rocket, “Sherry.”

[@Pepper1770]

“There’s no tea on the moon? Blimey I’m out of here! Goodbye aliens we’ll enslave you when you get some tea sire. Cheerio!”

[@zachhiggins1668]

Write science fiction!

[@ExperimentIV]

i love that the AI, rather than necessarily predicting any titles you could use, has inspired people to contact Tom and give him stories to tell that are almost like what the AI came up with, but not quite

[@defensivekobra3873]

True

[@IsaBella-ir4rf]

True

[@checcmac8693]

Tom AI is used in prison

[@ahzobo]

That is how a stealth AI could work :) Subtly nudging humans, without them realising it.

[@opaqueentity]

Or even better it's just keeping us thinking before the truth comes out

[@zapfanzapfan]

Neil: "One small step for a ma... what the hell is that?" Space Knight: "Greetings dear chap, fancy a cuppa?" :-)

[@tompatterson1548]

gʋiʔɪŋz di͡ɜ t͡ʃɑːʔp fɑːnsi ə kʊpə?

[@TechyBen]

It even has a hatch to get said cuppa! :D

[@SkippertheBart]

@@TechyBen *reaches hand into chest hatch and produces a teapot and cups* This feels like Jules Verne era science fiction. I'm having a great time right now.

[@sion8]

*+*

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

@@TechyBen And, of course, any self-respecting British astronaut would always have a cuppa on hand just in case.

[@computernoise2209]

"but what if there's space-dragons?" ~ British Astroengineer

[@jacobrzeszewski6527]

And since it’s Britain, that’s not rhetorical.

[@WELLINGTON20]

@@jacobrzeszewski6527 I’m english and that’s simply incorrect

[@Ajc-ni3xn]

Hic sunt spacedracones

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Well, astronomers have no reason to believe there _aren't_ space dragons. It's important to be prepared.

[@englishtwister]

Space Dragons? Reminds me of the Soup Dragon of the moon and the Clangers.

[@matthewgumabon7498]

Although the material and structural design were probably severely lacking compared to suits that actually made it to space, it is interesting to see how the British designers really focused on features that would support longer moonwalks and prolonged exploration. A blanket/cape for keeping warm, an on-suit airlock for taking in food and samples. A cane for assistance with walking and even sitting. All we are missing is the “moon steed”. A horse shaped vehicle that the British “astroknight” would ride into space battle.

[@BazukinBelyugovich]

Perhaps, the space-suit can also include a kind of surcoat (or something similar) with the Royal Standard or coat of arms of the UK, to really complete the Medieval aesthetic.

[@davidswanson5669]

Astroknight, I love it.

[@peterlyall4448]

And Coops of tea lood

[@Alexiety-]

Fuckin moon steed has me wheezing

[@solarisNT-v4j]

I am going to start randomly using the term "astroknight" in conversation just because it is the best word I have heard all day.

[@theBCEproductions]

Imagine the British knight astronaut getting to the moon and finding the French chevalier astronaut is already there and has drawn up their battle lines

[@modestea9667]

The 100 years space war.

[@masonsykes2240]

Agincourt but with pressurized spacesuits so the British knights go flying off in low gravity like when you fill a balloon and let go of the end

[@arx3516]

And obviously they'll both ve armed with laser swords!

[@markjames8603]

The Scottish space programme had silver kilts...

[@kickasspeanuts]

Solar System War I

[@Falney]

"Having a sit down" Yes. It is most definitely a British suit.

[@davidjones332]

Winston Churchill once ascribed all his achievements to "economy of effort": "Never stand up when you can sit down. Never sit down when you can lie down".

[@mtnbikeman85]

Oh, yes, sitting. The great leveler. From the mightiest Pharaoh to the lowliest peasant, who doesn't enjoy a good sit?

[@gothxx]

Just missing a tea pot, but maybe that was that the hole in the front was?

[@katniptime4me]

@@gothxx perfect!! 🐈

[@jamesredmond7001]

@@gothxx And sure you wouldn't even need a heating element to boil the tea, the lack of pressure would do it for you :)

[@RickJaeger]

Arthur, King of the Space Britons sends famed astroknight Sir Launchelot

[@gertjanmoens4188]

Genius!

[@Blondie-Actual]

Let's not go to camoonlot, tis a silly place.

[@Wonders_of_Reality]

@@Blondie-Actual “It’s only a model.”

[@Ramash440]

I'm definitely stealing astroknight for my next RPG campaign.

[@alex35agm]

Marvel has a character that fits this story perfectly,Moon Knight.

[@nickjunes]

This is exactly what I expect from the British space program. I look forward to the Japanese Samurai version.

[@snakepow3r]

Ridley Scots's Alien had spacesuits inspired by Samurai I believe

[@sneeki8082]

Inb4 the japanese make Garmillan space suits

[@aeiouaeioujajaja1750]

Darth Vader:

[@daitsukishiro1505]

Lmfao the cosmo suits are more fitting despite no functionality just fan service@@sneeki8082

[@kugelblitzkrieg]

Just look towards Kojima’s logo and you have it

[@SportyMabamba]

The Mk. II suit would have incorporated a boiling vessel to ensure British Moon Force units were self-sufficient for Tea

[@edopronk1303]

Cool! I don't know about the moon, but in a vacuum, you don't even have to heat it to get it boiling. It's probably going to be ice tea then

[@Asptuber]

@@edopronk1303 A member of that Interplanetary Society, Arthur C. Clarke, actually has the problem of tea (usually) not being very good on the moon as a peripheral point in one of his books, A Fall of Moondust.

[@TarekMidani]

Reuse the radiation from the sun for tea ☕ genius

[@anthonyscarfe4853]

Just like British tanks eventually included kettles so you could have your tea or bovril.

[@yuvalne]

+

[@jerry3790]

“Wouldn’t let me” implies that Tom asked and they told him no. On that note I’m interested in what other crazy ideas Tom has been turned down from

[@daftbence]

I like your idea but sadly reality is more mundane, they were probably like "here is the space suit of the british peep, you can't wear it but we have a replica you actually can"

[@Aeduo]

I mean, you may as well ask. I would.

[@knaveHearted]

"As for wearing the old British space suit to the moon. They wouldn't let me. "

[@crazyluigi6664]

@@davekachel It's a spamming sex bot.

[@michaelmecham3477]

michael AI generated video title "My Craziest video plans that didn't work out."

[@LillithineLair666]

that honestly looks like a prototype power armor. almost like the logical step up from this would be fallout power armor. but holy hell that is the coolest thing I've seen in a while,a LITERAL moon knight

[@Rockmanbalboa]

it could be a cool armor for starfield.

[@ChrisPoindexter98]

beat me to it

[@Hixoltage]

​@@Rockmanbalboa someone PLEASE mod this

[@DeNihility]

Or 40K Space Marine Power Armor.

[@Lokitellus]

This is literally just a Grey Knight

[@Jopeymessmusic]

Only the British would think "Y'know what astronauts need? A space cane!" Just in case you need a little relief from walking on the moon. It's amazing but also ridiculous.

[@R4V3-0N]

But it also makes so much sense. Wouldn't want to risk sitting down on the moon for respite.

[@Avaruusmurkku]

It makes perfect sense. You would want to have a portable chair as you cant sit down in a suit like that.

[@ulture]

it's not even specially designed, you can buy that exact design

[@angelarch5352]

...after walking around in 1/6 gravity, do you really need to rest your legs?... I like the airlock though for grabbing your cup of tea and crumpets out of the space pack.

[@Avaruusmurkku]

@@angelarch5352 That suit is heavy and good luck after you have been working for an hour and just want to take a quick break.

[@SilliS]

If Wallace and Gromit have taught me anything, it's that Brits don't need a spacesuit

[@stevenrichards2006]

and that the moon definitely is made of cheese.....

[@alfyryan6949]

@@stevenrichards2006 C H E E E E E S E

[@12thstreetrag]

@@stevenrichards2006 everybody knows the moon is made of cheese..

[@tarmaque]

Wallace and Gromit taught me that you can't trust a penguin.

[@andreasu.3546]

And I thought a proper Brit needed a proper suit for every possible situation. Going to the opera? Wear a tuxedo! Going to the moon? Wear...this!

[@danner253]

I can't get over how much it looks like an alternate universe scenario where knights developed space travel

[@Vinemaple]

I once read a very weird and obscure science fiction novel about that. I have no idea what it was.

[@HclPudding]

@@Vinemaple Let me know if you ever remember!

[@mckitsune7600]

@@HclPudding Poul Anderson's the high crusade is what you are looking for I believe.

[@RandomPerson-hd6wr]

@@mckitsune7600 ok

[@benrogers8520]

Warhammer 40k

[@noanswer1864]

I like the idea of the chest airlock for grabbing space stuff to look at, and I'm extremely glad that no one got to try it on the moon. The theoretical British Astronaut would have found himself in quite the horrible situation once the moon dust was introduced into his environment, along with the rock. An excellent design for the time, really. We just didn't know that it was a terrible plan to be in the same space as moon dust. No moonrocks through the airlock. Only clean tools and sandwiches.

[@eekee6034]

Sadly true.

[@King-ts4es]

What's wrong with moon dust?

[@dlordwfb]

It's extremely fine, gets everywhere, is extremely abrasive and irritating to the skin, and acts like asbesdos dust in your lungs. Moon dust is extremely sharp because there's no weathering on the moon@@King-ts4es

[@Lokitellus]

@@King-ts4esit absolutely recks your lungs and gets everywhere

[@joshriley2936]

​@@dlordwfbSo what you're saying is it's fine, rough, irritating, and it gets everywhere?

[@Bedfordshireman]

God, that suit is the coolest thing I've seen in a while. Imagine British astronauts wandering about the surface of the moon looking like knights in full plate armour.

[@MindinViolet]

This suit would be perfect in some sort of science fiction movie.

[@aceb7638]

SPACE FORCE

[@xenno8496]

@@aceb7638 oh I can totally see Naird and the rest running around the moon in that thing(don't ask why Naird as I don't think he'd EVER actually go up) that would be hysterical as I can totally see it having similar reasons for happening to the shitty exolegs or the uniform redesign madness 🤣(REAL spaceforce however oh god ....that's just what they need more reasons to not be taken seriously "WE ARE THE SPACE KNIGHTS!" I mean the things badass....but ....spaceknights would not be a good look for spaceforce)

[@DragonRidingHood]

You don’t have to imagine. You’ve got comic con. Get too it. Chop chop. Adam Savage style!!

[@AbrahamArthemius]

@@MindinViolet Did you know what that suit reminds me? It's the Homo Ludens suit that you can see from Kojima Productions opening reel. I can see some similarities

[@AtunSheiFilms]

Movie idea: British commando wearing this suit storming a Nazi moon base

[@pauld6967]

So,...the next 'Iron Sky' film. Perhaps as a prequel where the attack failed & to avoid the embarrassment of another Dieppe (or Gallipoli, if you want to go back further into historic failures), the U.K. didn't reveal its knowledge of the Nazi base to anyone else,... probably figuring the bad guys wouldn't survive for long after the war was over without support.

[@aoifependry1029]

Wolfenstein 4

[@nope6344]

On M O O N H O R S E S

[@ophiolatreia93]

Sounds like that film iron something. Where Nazis live on the dark side of the moon

[@janmelantu7490]

For All Mankind but a VERY alternate history

[@aliumma7528]

I love that they went to the great effort of making that suit, and making it historically accurate in terms of materials and manufacturing. The suit is essentially artwork, but with great history and culture to it. It's nice as well to know that Britain made efforts towards the space race in those exciting pivotal years.

[@justinoriginalgangster]

"...in those exciting pivotal years" The BIS was doing this in 1938- the only thing major happening then was rumblings in Poland

[@FSEThompson]

obsessed with the blistering Britishness of "if youre going to the moon you'll need a suit of armour, and also a chair to rest your legs when you're waiting in some kind of Moon Queue"

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

don't for get the cape, in case it gets a bit chilly

[@Saraseeksthompson0211]

The fact that they have a cane with a seat is more British than I can bear. I’ve never been prouder hahaha

[@MrSquark]

I'm surprised it doesn't have an umbrella attachment

[@xenno8496]

I'm not even British and I'm proud of this! I'm almost sad that Britain didn't make it to the moon cause this would have been soooooo cool

[@KFP_Prophet]

You can actually get them, they're called shooting sticks.

[@Dr.farazalam]

Nah! There's no provision to brew tea within the space suit.

[@TechyBen]

@@Dr.farazalam You do it outside and use the hatch!

[@m-h1217]

US and the Soviet Union: "Hey, let's make an advanced space suit specifically design to withstand the extreme conditions in space!" Britain: *"Space knight!"*

[@blafoon93]

At least the latter rhymes with spaceflight. That'll make it easier for the troubadour who will have to tell the tales of space knight's adventures.

[@mskiptr]

Oh! Now I know what this reminded me of - Lem's Fables of Robots

[@martiddy]

Not gonna lie, space knight sounds kinda cool!

[@lordgarion514]

You just know they wanted that seat to be a sword.

[@twothreebravo]

with a cape!

[@BigTarb]

Imagine spending so much money making a suit and rockets just to get to the moon and seeing a British Space Knight sat there on his stick drinking a cuppa

[@bollorice7177]

The misunderstood, the purpose of the airlock was for storing tea not space rocks

[@Packless1]

...in fact some of NASA's spacesuite-designs/prototypes were inspired by knight's armor...!

[@weldonwin]

*(Racking Space Shotgun and aiming at Astronauts)* GET ORF MOI LAAAAAAND!!!

[@lordkayx]

This is one of the most distinctively British things I've ever seen ! a medieval inspired helmet and a walking stick.I can't express how much I absolutely love this! You see so many depictions of Steampunk. The Victorian era very much inspired the genre. But this is pullEd from the pages of History. And it even goes as far as I said and makes it so very distinctly British.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

it has a walking stick that also doubles as seat in case you want to take a break and have a sandwich. and a cape in case some cold breeze comes over the crater.

[@Jesus6000]

"No capes!" Uhh... the B.I.S. disagrees. Capes are cool... and warm.

[@joshnabours9102]

And you cannot get caught in an airliner's turbofan engines if you are wearing the capes in space!

[@DarkAudit]

Capes are earned. Capes are a physical reminder of Hero 1's sacrifice in the Rikti War. And if you're a villain, you earn your cape by beating a hero unconscious and taking theirs.

[@77slevins_video_channel]

I knew capes were due for a come back. Team Cape over here!

[@collectorguy3919]

I prefer a towel.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

NASA just doesn't get fashion. Capes are way cooler.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

To me, it really looks like Tom was born to wear an astronaut suit

[@rolandb.1866]

Tom Scott: "I'm on the moon"

[@xiscaw]

i was thinking the exact same thing

[@CoadyL]

He's got the chest buckle upside down

[@Niribu]

Yyyy you be here

[@DarrenBates]

It suits him.

[@idklol781]

i love how the space suit looks like it was in medieval times

[@K-Effect]

It looks very British, I wonder if there is an onboard tea supply?

[@defensivekobra3873]

Space knight

[@eugenej.6331]

Yes! The helmet looks almost like a medieval Frog-mouth helmet

[@no-one3795]

Fitting for a British empire

[@dragonick2947]

All it's missing is a spacefaring dragon suit to face off with.

[@collinmclaren6608]

The cape/poncho absolutely makes the suit. I could totally picture a reflective solar poncho being an addition to some kind of scifi space armor.

[@AzelfandQuilava]

Cal Kestis would love it

[@SilverKappa]

The BIS suit may well be the coolest-looking spacesuit design I've ever seen.

[@johnkean6852]

It's the biz

[@kirbycrystal6069]

The new space x suits are the next coolest

[@ubertoaster99]

Looks a bit like Dead Space.

[@dylandreisbach1986]

Imagine we have modern-day US and Russian spacesuits, and then you see the British space knights floating towards you.

[@frogsecretaryofswamp452]

It look like the doom guy the more i see it

[@Jim1255783]

Space Knights! On Space Horses! Doing Space Jousting!

[@2MeterLP]

Two handed greatword in hand, of course

[@wmb001]

@@Comical1984 See Iron Sky movie for some good concept art about a "german looking guy in gas mask and helmet" on the moon

[@TheTaquitoProject]

That would be an awesome plot/scenario for a video game, or low budget movie.

[@stankmt5016]

Gotta be honest this looks more badass than current suits.

[@vermeilanimation3706]

It's the cape and the helmet that does it for me

[@kakyoindonut3213]

the fact that it was buff, metal head knight with a silver cape amaze me

[@Mic_Glow]

spacex dragon suit proposal looked very nice... looks way toned down now Nowhere near a knight in silver armor level cool though

[@theeyesofakid2214]

it is cool! that's why they included the blanket :)

[@Aremisalive]

@@Ithirahad Those are very much function over form. They are much easier to walk around and move about in when compared to the Apollo suits.

[@spregged7231]

I now desperately need the BIS to make another one that’s designed for modern lunar landings. Just imagine what it could look like. Oh, and of course, the cape stays.

[@Riley_Mundt]

Only a British space agency would design their EVA suits to look like they belong in the 12th century.

[@EvilGremlin100]

And have a walking stick that doubles as portable seat in case you get tired walking about.. in space

[@Krytern]

@@EvilGremlin100 You think people don't get tired in space? Don't be silly. They wouldn't just be "walking about". Even if you did just walk about in space imagine doing it for an entire day. You wouldn't get tired?

[@sergarlantyrell7847]

The helmet looks like in inverted frog-mouth jousting helmet from the 15th century, so a little bit later than the 12th.

[@miklosernoehazy8678]

@@sergarlantyrell7847 ...Cylon centurian...

[@jolan_tru]

Why even space program if it isn't steampunk af?

[@samtherat6]

Imagine if Neil Armstrong landed on the moon and saw that space suit slowly lumbering towards him.

[@theJellyjoker]

Oi m8, where's ya loicence!?

[@Kafj302]

I think it would have been an "are you my mommy" scenario.

[@teckblock3350]

Hustan we got a problem

[@aidanmatthewgalea7761]

oi oi, this be our land, see that flag? by being 'ere, you vialate ev'ry law in space you filthy colonist *shoots him* (under his breath) the sun never sets on the bri'ish empire

[@Somefox]

I like that price estimate "half a million pounds". Got a very Budget Space Program vibe where you wonder what they could have done with a real budget.

[@nxxynx5039]

The inspection airlock is fantastic. Really harks back to the Edwardian and Victorian fascination with cataloguing plants and minerals.

[@_s_9920]

new rocks WE MUST HAVE A GANDER

[@amazingusername8925]

Bringing a shooting stick to the moon is the most British thing ever. That's amazing!

[@ButtonMasherReal]

This looks like something straight out of Doctor Who, or maybe Fallout.

[@tolson-vkn]

More like Outer Worlds.

[@dkniberg]

Very Wallace and Gromit.

[@Soken50]

Yup, they dared to pawn off the judoon spacesuit as a british invention, unbelievable !

[@scootergrant8683]

The concept art looked like something out of Wolfstein.

[@MegaStara]

That's what exactly I thought too - Fallout Power Armor!

[@ShortHax]

The convolute is truly British as you can hold a cuppa tea in Zero-G!

[@kpm6016]

😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kpm6016]

Truly British ☕🇬🇧

[@checcmac8693]

Zero-Score

[@checcmac8693]

@WΑΝΤ Ś Έ'X !!! lοοκ my νιdeο ! why does ur parent named that??

[@harrazmasri2805]

haha

[@TheGh0stShip]

Why they didn't make a built-in kettle is beyond me.

[@ripoutyourintestines5099]

Rights 💀even our tank has a built in kettle the size of a bath and enough teabags to last anyone a month, well anyone but us, if it's Yorkshire Tea it would last me a few days

[@DavidKnowles0]

version 8 my lad, had a built in kettle.

[@ComedicLetter]

@@DavidKnowles0 you weren’t supposed to _tell_ them we got that far!

[@just_doug]

You could flash boil the water with the lack of pressure from being on the moon, space tea is fast tea. Don't even need a kettle.

[@DemonSlayer-og8nm]

If ya can’t enjoy a cuppa in space what’s the fuckin point in going?

[@michaelmorse6801]

This was someone's dream, and instead of it being forgotten... it was created... amazing 👏

[@marth8000]

I'd just like to remind everyone there's a parallel dimension where these space suits became standard issue... and that dimension is probably awesome.

[@Thermalions]

...and to be seen in Summer 2022 on the BBC remake of 'For all Mankind'

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

If we try hard enough, we can make that dimension OUR dimension.

[@1d10tcannotmakeusername]

Warhammer 40k?

[@thecrazything95]

Or it has a lot of dead astronauts

[@ABW941]

It is called her majesty's great and british dimension.

[@WAVE0025]

So, Medieval or Scifi? The British: Yes

[@kennarajora6532]

I think it gives off a a bit of the a steampunk vibe.

[@LukSter18998]

It’s a Sontaran!

[@slitor]

Steampunk!

[@afhamzaki2588]

Warhammer 40k

[@iwatchwithnoads7480]

Jules Verne go brrrr

[@audioxix]

The British need to make like a futuristic space suit that incorporates a slight knight design, that would be actually really cool and unique. The British would be the crowning champions in space drip

[@brandonweavers4656]

I tell you what good sir, if I ever end up in a political position where it is a possibility for me to do this, I will keep this in mind just for you.

[@VampireHub616]

@@brandonweavers4656 Come on bro stop the cap.

[@sergeantsainsburys9181]

I’m gonna become prime minister for this, also spend money to discover Uranus cause it’s got water

[@ProtocolAbyss]

@@sergeantsainsburys9181 we need to probe deep in Uranus to see whats down there.

[@Halberddent]

It would make sense for a mech-suit. Like armor, it would be made of rigid metal pieces, so it would need to articulate like plate.

[@JoseSilva-ep2ww]

A prototype space suit with a frogmouth helmet! Fantastic! Loved it! Didn't knew this even existed!

[@xx1norm1xx]

Not gonna lie that’s the most badass space suit I’ve ever seen… It looks like a Titan armour set from destiny! I’d love to see a set based on this added to the game.

[@Ned-Ryerson]

Now we know where the Cylons came from. They are all British!

[@brokevessel9297]

It looks like an among us

[@immortal_shrooms6757]

That crayon eater came from the moon!

[@wooster_sauce]

would’ve made garden of salvation actually enjoyable if it was in the loot pool

[@V8Arwing92]

Was about to say this, I'd love to see a whole set like this in Destiny

[@Slenderbanana880]

The British colonizing the moon by sending a full knight with a cape to leisurely walk around and take sit down breaks on a cane-chair to admire rocks is a special timeline we're lucky enough to only imagine. Next time we put a hairless ape on a space rock we should definitely give 'em a cape and a lawn chair.

[@angelarch5352]

This needs a horse space suit for the astronaut to ride on the moon, and it's even more perfect!

[@Spencerinio5]

@@angelarch5352 space castle

[@Pax.Britannica]

Funnily enough, we already owned about as much land as we could find on the surface of the Moon.

[@joelproko]

@@angelarch5352 Nah, a moon steed calls for a frog that's somehow big enough to ride.

[@zyanidwarfare5634]

I love how it’s built reminiscently of a suit of armor, it even has a cape! The British really planned for space combat, while Americans and Russians would try to use guns Britain just outright made a suit of armor and probably planned on giving them a sword too

[@billyswong]

Let's hide a sword in the cane~

[@lemeres2478]

"have fun trying to use your guns in zero atmosphere. But guess what? Swords are very, very effective when there is only a rubber layer between you and space" note- bullets have oxidizers, so they can shoot in space. But this is the case NOW. 1940's bullets? Especially 1940's Russian bullets? I have no idea.

[@zyanidwarfare5634]

@@lemeres2478 I think the Russians had a plan to make theirs shoot too but I’d have to look into it, cuz all I know is they wanted to give their cosmonauts guns to shoot American astronauts

[@shootymcshootfacekoff7972]

@@lemeres2478 eeeeh… it depends, most munitions at the time would have probably used cordite, a primitive form of smokeless propellant, most varieties tend to have oxidizers but not all of them; they also tend to foul too much to work for long but they should burn just fine, if very poorly

[@cactusgamingyt9960]

If they ever make another MGR game this should be the protagonist.

[@niallreid7664]

This is honestly one of the coolest things I've ever seen.

[@JoeBob79569]

The walking stick, cape, and knight's helmet, are about as British as you can get. I'm surprised they didn't find an excuse to fit some kind of monocle on to the suit..

[@Amy-jn7oi]

That comes in a later version, when they realise a need to examine the space rocks before collecting them

[@englishtwister]

Yes, the monocle being a rotating magnifying lense.

[@silverismoney]

Interestingly, the "liquid cooling and ventilation garment" that cooled the Apollo space suit was built on a design from a British suit with plastic tubes filled with water, but of course, it's not mentioned on Wikipedia, it is however mentioned in the documentary "Moon machines: Space Suit" about 30 minutes in.

[@alakani]

I'll totally pay you if you can send me one of those RAS flight undersuits from a surplus shop, I need it for my fursuit :p

[@Bjornieman]

@@alakani - I know that Soviet and Chinese pressure suits used by high-altitude pilots have similar rubber tubings and chambers, you can get surplus ones on Ebay. Not sure how they're holding up in terms of being airtight/watertight, though.

[@_s_9920]

@@alakani do you mean RAF as in Royal Air Force?

[@D8W2P4]

@@alakani >I need it for my fursuit :p You'll also need a de-lousing shower.

[@GODCONVOYPRIME]

@@_s_9920 Republic Attack Forces?

[@marcotanzilli6510]

Ok but that spacesuit looks like a mix from a B-movie where medieval stuff merge with alien stuff I love it

[@panda4247]

Gloryhammer clips :D no, that looks different

[@fluffypenguin6695]

there's always one ^^^

[@jakovmatosic4890]

Spelljammer style baby

[@ivane5110]

I had no idea of this. Thanks yall; for making this video, for him making the suit, for them back in day for making the orginization. And gotta say, a space knight? How very, very, awesomely British.

[@Topperfalkon]

AI: How about "The Long Forgotten History of the British Moon Landings?" Tom Scott: Don't be ridculous, we weren't even close BIS: Well.... not quite, but not far off.

[@cucuawe465]

BIS: We accidentally land on asteroid while targeting the moon

[@Lodinn]

@@cucuawe465 Damn colonial ambitions

[@danielfield2570]

I believe the BIS had some plans to do a full moon mission on totally Solid rocket motors and a shoestring budget, the most kerbal thing I’ve ever heard

[@zenosama3172]

@@cucuawe465 might as well call that india 2 or something

[@GameFraek]

Tom in about a month: "I'm here on the moon..."

[@James-tz3bn]

@@jamesdavid4946 why did you just create this channel 2 days ago and start spamming this pointless random message?

[@justsean09]

"... and it's not very interesting."

[@acookie7548]

a few days alter: "the moon has caught fire"

[@awmperry]

I love the fact that the AI-generated headlines are coming true...ish.

[@n_core]

Some Russian person in East Yorkshire: "It's my time to shine!" Lofthouse residents: "Uhh..."

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

We've crossed off "Why No One Will Save Covetithe, the Village that Will Soon Crumble to the Sea," and that also doubled up as "The Cliff that Refuses to Be a Cliff." So it's just a matter of time before "Jeremy Clarkson's Lottery of Death."

[@alakani]

​@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Where do I sign up?

[@drewdrinks3930]

@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Seriously though when will it be pitched

[@romanski5811]

I don't love this fact at all. Because the future of AI doesn't seem to be favorable for most people living under the current system.

[@forwhomthebelltolls]

20 minutes into the keynote presentation: "...and finally, a sallet helm. In case we find any frenchmen up there"

[@Edgar-zr8dy]

Keep in mind that the suit Tom is wearing and shown behind him is a pressure suit, worn inside a spacecraft. The british knight suit is for spacewalks. The suits used for spacewalks today, are more heavy than the pressure suits.

[@BoomBoomBrucey]

Someone show this to Adam Savage, I'm sure he'd love to make a replica for his collection!

[@sion8]

*+*

[@mommy2471]

+

[@simondenny7801]

Yes!!

[@ACelticPirate]

+

[@therealding221]

That’s the same thing I said.

[@cnflx]

_"The Long-Forgotten History of the British Moon..."_ The title was a bit obscured and I almost gasped out loud

[@EudaemonicGirl]

So did I!

[@toyuyn]

Gosh did Tom plan this all along? ...DID THE AI PLAN THIS?!

[@PercivalBlakeney]

It is most certainly a British Moon and all the happier for it. - Nigel Gove-Mogg. I'll get my coat.

[@van-ol5vw]

"british moon" Can't believe the Brits have already colonised the moon 😤

[@checcmac8693]

Bri’ish sun

[@paulspencer2542]

Tom, this is one of the most interesting videos I have seen in a long time! Well done for covering this.

[@Azeria]

I’ve been to the National Space Centre a couple times, including once in 2006 when they announced over the tannoy that “as of today, Pluto is no longer considered a planet”. Or at least that’s what I remember, I was 7, and it could be an entirely false memory. Great place to go though, especially if you happen to be trapped in Leicester for unrelated reasons.

[@defensivekobra3873]

What an interesting story, does not matter much if it is true

[@WolfgangDoW]

We can't gatekeep identity, if Pluto identifies as a planet who are we to gatekeep that

[@drpibisback7680]

@@WolfgangDoW Well, the fact that planets aren't conscious beings is certainly _a_ roadblock, but who knows what's left to discover?

[@nikoproto]

i love the broken AI in the bots in this reply section :D

[@Liggliluff]

@@WolfgangDoW As far as we know, Pluto doesn't identify as anything, and hasn't made any arguments against being a dwarf planet. And Pluto-defenders are going against science for feelings, and also ignoring the other dwarf planets. At least be fair and argue for Makemake, Eris and the rest too.

[@colinritchie1757]

A Cape and a Shooting stick, he's Edwardian Gentry off for a day shooting on the moors .. wonderful!

[@kevlar3994]

God damn of course a British spacesuit looks like medieval plate armor with a cape

[@fluffypenguin6695]

IKR?

[@Fattipotato79]

@Pronto genius

[@quentin9676]

The crusade evolves.

[@PPekka]

That`s one of the coolest spacesuits ever! Sci-Fi included!

[@demadezba7316]

Imagine if that suit was actually built and worked back then SpaceKnight would have been an actual title in the present day

[@danielawesome36]

Thankfully, without Space Magic and Space Laser Swords.

[@demadezba7316]

@@danielawesome36 heh wouldn't that be a kick in the head?

[@thetimebeing4288]

Astroknight

[@ObeyCamp]

I love how the British space suit is vaguely reminiscent of a knight, especially that helmet. Something about it reminds me of Ludence, the new-ish Kojima logo.

[@yewtewbstew547]

I'm guessing Kojima Pro based their logo on this, because it looks almost 1:1.

[@Fircasice]

Ludens*

[@_ikako_]

that seat thing is the most british thing i've seen in a while. you're on the moon, but you just have to sit down for a cuppa on your camping chair like you're at the bloody lake district

[@tams805]

Moon. Lake District. Same thing really, just fewer sheep and no wind and rain.

[@gwishart]

@@tams805 And the Moon has (slightly) fewer American tourists leaving piles of litter.

[@Nin_the_Shinobi]

This is Definitely the coolest looking space suit out of all of them.

[@molybdaen11]

It give you the „Out of the way, peasants” vibe.

[@AndrewTaylorPhD]

I love how classic sci-fi this thing looks. The almost medieval helmet, the chest mechanism, the cape and stick... I could totally see this attacking Blake's Seven. And yet all of it has a clear purpose.

[@SkippertheBart]

Right out of a Jules Verne story.

[@JoeBleasdaleReal]

The UK’s next Eurovision act should wear that suit.

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodwh752]

Is the UK desperate for points or keeping their financial ministry's sanity?

[@DarkAudit]

@@yourfriendlyneighborhoodwh752 Yes.

[@somerandomdood2451]

No matter what, we’d still end up last. Eurovision is a political event. Don’t think they were too happy about brexit.

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

@@somerandomdood2451 i wish i could write the UKs song " the fish is ours "

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodwh752]

@@somerandomdood2451 I don't think they're happy about anything post-Brexit.

[@dannyzero692]

This is what I exactly imagined when I think of an alternate reality where some Sci-Fi medieval army arrived at the moon

[@guidorussoheck2100]

kojima productions ludens

[@SoshoKozadokaGojiraChargedUp]

*M O O N K N I G H T S*

[@Malburn]

Astonishing! I can only imagine what the moon rocket would have looked like. With British ideas of practicality, I wonder what novel life support mechanisms would have been inside it?

[@mantisracingchannel3910]

As long had it had tea making facilities everything else would be a secondary concern!!

[@Hobson64]

These spacesuits would be perfect designs for a faction of villain astronauts in a kind of "noir" alternate 20th century science-fiction TV series. Seriously, they are super scary-looking and imposing.

[@erdachtzumuntergang]

If you like "noir" 20th century science-fiction, read "In the Walls of Eryx" by H.P. Lovecraft if you have not already. It's the story of a crystal miner on Venus armed with a flamethrower-pistol.

[@metaparalysis3441]

@@erdachtzumuntergang damn lovecraft be expanding

[@sergeantsainsburys9181]

Or it’d be this one guy like the doomslayer with a big as sword

[@FallenPhoenix86]

It looks more or less like a Cylon Centurion from Battle Star Galactica, not to far off a Snowtrooper from Star Wars either.

[@bryan.w.t]

So like Mandalorian?

[@user-yp5ko8us9j]

What most likely happened when the British planned to make this suit: “Ok so, knights are cool. Space is cool. We’ll just combine the two!”

[@rdgrdmedflde4710]

Hideo Kojima be like: Got it, I'll make it my new company's logo/mascot

[@einar_476]

Welcome to Warhammer 40k

[@roropiroro6425]

But what about dragons?

[@White_Tiger93]

cool moonknight

[@azrieldalusong5042]

fromsoft peeking at the corner

[@elmobrandao9849]

Suffer sudden suit decompression: "Tis but a scratch!"

[@chrism82793]

Wow that amazing the BIS actually had a dope looking space armour 👌👍

[@bo-xmusic6940]

The thought of a british space night shouting "FOR THE QUEEN" while planting the union jack flag on the moon is hilarious

[@Neion8]

We considered it, but getting even a small warship - I mean merchant ship (chuckles in O.S.T) - onto the moon would've been a tricky endeavour not to mention the lack of tea, beaches and air really took the wind out of our sails.

[@ComedicLetter]

@@Neion8 wait... solar winds exist. Mind you, they are just radiation currents. However you can still use specialized sails for it... _LADS, WE HAVE A REASON TO GO TO SPACE NOW!_

[@rin_etoware_2989]

"This is mine. F-ing f- off." Desmond Scott, declaring the annexation of the Moon into the British Empire

[@hackr6751]

Sunless skies Tap here to add text

[@TitusCastiglione1503]

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN *Que Rule Britannia at full volume*

[@ixon4330]

This brit space suit looks awesome, even if it lacks of decades of testing, it's very interesting to see this different approach. I would have love the UK Space Agency to pursue with this amazing project.

[@allmybasketsinoneegg]

For some reason I'm now imagining Adam Savage wearing this as a cosplay.

[@janmelantu7490]

Somebody get @Tested on the phone

[@FPSNecromancerBob]

If anyone could make a wearable replica for Tom to try Adam would be the maker. Fingers crossed for a collaboration!

[@Charles-Darwin]

Now that's world-leading innovation right there. Knights of the lunar round table

[@SummondSkull]

1:44 looks like 'Ludens', the mascot of Kojima Productions

[@hsbhrc]

It looks way too much like Ludens to be a coincidence

[@ookie4179]

@@hsbhrc nothing Is coincidence with hideo kojima 🐍

[@LordOOTFD]

Someone with actual 3D design experience needs to add this to Kerbal Space Program, the idea of Kerbals wandering the Mun in clunky 1940s space suits is amusing.

[@ReCrofnead]

What really needs to be done is to have it put in Space Engineers.

[@edwiinandresmosqueramarulanda]

This is an amazing idea

[@chaseszombies6056]

@@ReCrofnead YES

[@Lumavah]

I wish more space capable powers would invest in more culturally distinct aesthetics like this. Strictly practical, not quite. Memorable and iconic? Quite.

[@sergeantsainsburys9181]

Fr why make the space suit white “eh heat stuff blah blah” no one cares when it’s a pain to draw give us actual space drip

[@SoshoKozadokaGojiraChargedUp]

Space drip when?

[@minute0420]

@@sergeantsainsburys9181 noone cares til you're standing on the day side of the moon getting microwaved for 30 seconds

[@melonmale]

To be fair the Cape could act as a way to carry more things in a bundle, blanket or protect self from sun rays or making a shelter if say the moon door breaks and you sleep

[@xmlthegreat]

I imagine somewhere a Warhammer 40K writer is going "that's it, I've got my next faction idea!"

[@potterhead_4220]

The suit looks kind of like a Grey Knights unit.

[@Zadster]

Nottingham (Games Workshop) is only about 20 miles from here!

[@PrismaMirage]

I *need* to kitbash these as a Guard regiment now

[@tompatterson1548]

The Jolly Good Gentlemen.

[@atoaster1209]

Well, GPT-3, you *almost* got it!

[@GuavaMarshmellow]

The computer knew all along. Now, about that cliff that doesn't want to be a cliff.

[@esftracksydeomg]

Evey cliff in existence doesnt want to be a cliff really when you think about it. Water and wind erosion keep us from getting crazy cliffs

[@williamdiffin28]

Going to the Moon with 1940s British technology would have been _absolutely terrifying_ , but with a space suit like this, complete with knight in shining armour's helmet, silver superhero cape, tea-making compartment in the chest and shooting stick, there is nothing Commonwealth astronauts need have feared. Imagine. You're on the Moon. You unfold your shooting stick, sit down and lean against a rock, pull your arms into the suit, mash a brew in the chest compartment, and relax with a nice cup of tea. And you're on the Moon. Just another ordinary day. On the Moon.

[@bratwizard]

That's *REALLY* cool. I mean *COOL* cool. That space suit is straight out of the comic books, and is the epitome of man's dream for the stars. One of your best videos ever.

[@ethanking185]

Adam Savage 100% needs to build one of these!

[@_MrMoney]

[Airlock breaks and the pressure inside the suit is destabilizaed] British astronaut: *Tis but a scratch!*

[@Al_Raune113]

When I saw that illustration of the guy in the space suit, I immediately thought of the Space Marines in Warhammer 40K. Then I remembered that the Emperor of Mankind actually would've been alive at that time in the lore.

[@TheSkrillioN]

No intro, always straight to the point. Love it.

[@ash36230]

Imagine a British alternate history, akin to computing, where we got there and kept it hush, and then the US arrives and finds a Union Flag and a cup of tea just left there.

[@YataTheFifteenth]

"Property of the British Empire and the British Lunarian Protectorate, cheers lad!" Written in extremely calligraphic cursive.

[@kennethgarland4712]

But we did! Jet Morgan and his crew (admittedly including the token American, Doc) got there in the 1950s, and even travelled back in time into the bargain. The documentary series was the last radio programme to get a larger audience than TV, and repeats can still be heard from time to time on BBC Radio 4Extra. And don't forget Dan Dare, though by his time we'd got a lot further than the boring old Moon.

[@JimBob4233]

You might be interested in the Ministry of Space

[@elevown]

Theres an old film with exactly that story :) I forget what its called- it might be one of the old joules vern stories.

[@aquariandawn4750]

Oh, you silly Brits! We love your quirky humor.

[@donniemontoya9300]

I love the look of the suit so much. With the mirror finish helmet, the gigantic chest with the centerpiece airlock. The metallic cape is an amazing touch.

[@sillykanji]

The Brits have always been so ingenious. So much technology comes from you guys we use these days.

[@AkutomiNamikaze]

The Ludens character design from Kojima’s studio makes a lot more sense now, especially that helmet.

[@quagernag]

I was sure I had seen this somewhere and thanks for reminding me.

[@davidlemos1136]

It actually looks like the desing was referencing it.

[@ThreadBomb]

I was thinking of the Zaku-style Gundam.

[@kratek56]

@@ThreadBomb zaku yes but how about Big Daddy from bioshock? Also at 2.24 there is literally a scuba helmet in sight.