The 2suit (alternately 2-Suit or twosuit) (''abbrv.'' 2S) is a garment designed to facilitate

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in weightless environments. It has been tested in

microgravity The term micro-g environment (also μg, often referred to by the term microgravity) is more or less synonymous with the terms ''weightlessness'' and ''zero-g'', but emphasising that g-forces are never exactly zero—just very small (on the I ...

during a

parabolic flight A reduced-gravity aircraft is a type of fixed-wing aircraft that provides brief near-weightless environments for training astronauts, conducting research and making gravity-free movie shots. Versions of such airplanes were operated by the NAS ...

.Outerspace sex carries complications
by Alan Boyle, Science editor NBC News 24 July 2006

History

The 2Suit was invented by

Vanna Bonta Vanna Bonta (April 3, 1953 – July 8, 2014) was an Italian-American writer, actress, and inventor. She wrote '' Flight: A Quantum Fiction Novel''. As an actress, Bonta played "Zed's Queen" in ''The Beastmaster''. She performed primarily as a voi ...

in 2006 after she experienced

during a

that she flew with the

National Space Society The National Space Society (NSS) is an American international nonprofit 501(c)(3) educational and scientific organization specializing in space advocacy. It is a member of the Independent Charities of America and an annual participant in the Combi ...

in 2004. Bonta presented the garment design in 2006 on a panel at a

New Space Private spaceflight is spaceflight or the development of spaceflight technology that is conducted and paid for by an entity other than a government agency. In the early decades of the Space Age, the government space agencies of the Soviet Unio ...

conference of the Space Frontier Foundation.Space Frontier Foundation
NewSpace 2006 In 2008, the first 2Suit was manufactured and tested by a History Channel documentary for the television series ''The Universe''. The episode premiered on December 3, 2008.The History Channel
Season 3 Episode guide; ''Sex in Space'' The documentary described the 2Suit as "one small step for humankind colonizing the universe." The garment was presented as a utilitarian garment with multiple applications that serves the need for human intimacy and procreation by stabilizing physical proximity in microgravity environments.

Design

The 2suit is a flight suit with a large front flap that can be opened and attached to another 2suit via Velcro strips. The 2suit is equipped to fasten to a stable surface. The roominess within the garment is adjustable from within. It also is lined with inner harnesses that can adjust the proximity of various points of the wearer's body to the body of another 2suit wearer. A quick-disrobe function removes the garments, optionally leaving the harnesses in place for fixing to a stable surface.

Function and purpose

The function of the 2suit is to allow two or more people to remain in proximity effortlessly in weightless or microgravity environments, permitting physical intimacy and facilitating tandem or adjacent tasks.

References in popular culture

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listed the 2Suit as one of "seven real suits that will soon make the world a cooler place." The 2Suit has been mentioned in travel and exploration magazines as part of articles on subject like the "400 mile high club." The 2Suit is discussed as fashion in '' WIRED'',

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and other media. The 2Suit has been the subject of songs, including the Valentine's Days album titled ''2Suit,'' by Binary Bits, and in the ''Anti-Gravity Love'' EP track ''Sex Suit'' by Irish band Fred and BobAnti-Gravity Love EP
22 June 2012

References

External links

2suit Adds New Meaning to the Mother of Invention
by Jennipher Adkins; Inventors Digest May 2009; Vol. 25 Issue 5

by Femail Magazine, Celebrity Interview, 2 December 2008
The Universe - Sex in Space''; History Channel, Season 3 episodes
List

Notes (International 2Suit articles)

La fantasía del sexo en gravedad cero
PERU21; 29 August 2012
S’envoyer en l’air dans l’espace
Par Kieron Monks, Metro World News; 11 Avril 2012
Seks in de ruimte: is het mogelijk?
By Caroline Hoek; 7 April 2012

by Tomasz Rożek, GAZETA; 17 October 2011

Space Travels; 16 February 2011 * ttp://www.fayerwayer.com/2010/10/la-procreacion-humana-en-el-espacio-podria-ser-peligrosa/ Tener bebés en el espacio podría ser peligrosoFayerWayer, (Science Feature) Boxbyte en Ciencia, Destacados; October 2010
Haben Astronauten eigentlich Sex im All?
BILD magazine; 3 July 2010
Intergalactisch hoogtepunt
Desterren Nieuws, by Bert Carrein; 22 April 2010 {{DEFAULTSORT:2suit Environmental suits Space colonization Space advocacy