Meet the archeologist determined to build his own affordable space suit

Date
5 February 2015

Portland-based archaeologist Cameron Smith has a dream; a dream that has little to do with his chosen career path. Unable to join NASA because of his poor eyesight, Cameron’s dedicated the past few years of his life to engineering an affordable space suit that’ll enable the wearer to venture outside Earth’s atmosphere for the tiny sum of $5,000. He and his crack team of amateurs and enthusiasts are working tirelessly to get their project off the ground and into the cosmos. Why, you ask? Because they’re rebels – simple as!

Intrigued by their work Mazda went to document Cameron’s endeavours as he puts his latest model to the test; taking it under water, into the sub-zero conditions of a freezing cold chamber and up to 18,000 feet into the unpressurised atmosphere. Was his cheaply-made, achingly stylish suit a success? There’s only one way to find out…

Above

Mazda Rebels: Come Fly With Us

Above

Mazda Rebels: Come Fly With Us

Above

Mazda Rebels: Come Fly With Us

Above

Mazda Rebels: Come Fly With Us

Above

Mazda Rebels: Come Fly With Us

Above

Mazda Rebels: Come Fly With Us

Above

Mazda Rebels: Come Fly With Us

Above

Mazda Rebels: Come Fly With Us

Hero Header

Share Article

About the Author

Sponsored Content

This article was sponsored by a brand, so is marked up by us as Sponsored Content. To understand more about how we work with brands and sponsorships, please head over to our Work With Us page.

It's Nice That Newsletters

Fancy a bit of It's Nice That in your inbox? Sign up to our newsletters and we'll keep you in the loop with everything good going on in the creative world.