An artist's impression of how a 'space diver' could look. Teams from Solar System Express and Juxtopia in Baltimore have developed a suit that could be used for space diving. It has been designed to be fitted with 'rocket boots' meaning the diver could jump from his spaceship in low Earth orbit and land without the need of a parachute. The designs are based on how Tony Stark lands and flies in the Iron Man films and a production model could be available as soon as 2016
The real-life Iron Man suit. This yellow prototype has been developed by Baltimore-based Space Solar Express Chief Technology Officer Blaze Sanders, pictured. Its made from a commercial space suit. It will be fitted with 'rocket boots' and tested at altitude by July 2016
Designs showing what the 'rocket boots on the RL MARK VI could look like'. They will be fitted with small aerospike propulsion engines that will let the diver glide, move and land on his feet without the need for a parachute
In a video produced by Solar System Express and Juxtopia, the teams demonstrate how their space diving suit would look. The space diving video shows an astronaut jumping from a spaceship and flying to Earth before landing using rocket boots
The 'Iron Man' suit will be fitted with hi-tech augmented reality goggles designed by Juxtopia. They can give the diver information about altitude, elevation, acceleration rates, location - using GPS and FAA radar information - and trajectory data during the jump. It can also show temperatures, heart rates, and warn the diver if there are any malfunctions that could stop him landing safely
The suit could be similar to the Iron Man suit worn in the hit series of films - and will even have a similar head-up display
The Iron Man suit as seen in the film series - which also has rocket boosters and allows Tony Stark to fly