I'd love to know what the Apollo astronauts thought about their suits. Making a tiny, human-powered spaceship that you carry on your body that's also dust-proof seems like a VERY tough challenge.
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But still better than the Apollo EVA suits:
“I think the suits are better than Apollo, but I don’t think they are great right now,” Rubins said. “They still have a lot of flexibility issues. Bending down to pick up rocks is hard. The center of gravity is an issue. People are going to be falling over. I think when we say these suits aren’t bad, it’s because the suits have been so horrible that when we get something slightly less than horrible, we get all excited and we celebrate.”
I wonder when we'll see the first mechanical counterpressure suits used in spaceflight. They have the potential to be less bulky and awkward.
I'll grab the duct tape