Adam Savage's Mercury Spacesuit Replica 

Here's the unedited cut of Adam putting on this replica suit: www.tested.com/premium/460063-premium-putting-adams-mercury-spacesuit/

So regarding the chemical rocket comment at the end - the rockets used in the Mercury missions didn't use Hydrogen/Oxygen - the Redstone rockets used LOX + Ethyl Alcohol and the Atlas used LOX + RP-1 (Kerosene)

The actual Mercury capsule was almost as tight, the pilots said that they 'wore' the capsule rather than sat inside it.

"Men wore boots" "Men *wear* boots" Adam you're awesome!

Awww, man. I really want one of those flight jackets!

Adam is a person that naturally loves to talk and express himself. The guy that does the interview always speeks on top of adam and change the subject and/or does a stupid comment to look smart. I dont remember your name but if you are the guy that did the interview and you read this, let me tell you this mate: I do not care about you. Im watching this video because i want to watch Adam Savage. Adam could EASILY talk for 15 minutes about this suit without you. All i expect you to do, is point out things that Adam might be forgetting or things that he would think are not important and ask a question about it. If you know the answer, well good for YOU mate. I dont care about your knowledge of different things, all i want to ear about is Adam and his stuff. Let Adam talk ! If he talks about something and you know what hes going to say well dont say it for him. I dont want to watch a video about a random ''smartass'' showing a spacesuit, i want to watch Adam showing HIS spacesuit. Now im sorry if i offended you or anybody, but i think you should only ask questions in this interview and dont say anything else. In my opinion, you dont even need to be filmed in this video, you could stand by the cameraman and let Adam show off his item and occasionally ask a question to point out something that Adam might have missed. Thanks.

I was astounded to hear Adam mention the flashlight at the end of the glove. My father was the Master Controller for the Mercury spaceflight program and was the engineer tasked with developing the glove finger light! If Adam would be interested in hearing the real story behind it, contact me and I'll put you in touch.

Adam, this is an old video, but as an Army aviation maintainer, I can probably guarantee that exact same connector is still in service on one of our aircraft. It's mind blowing how little some parts have changed!

Love seeing that side of the SHOP!

This fills me with awe.

Congratulations! What a nice suit! I have freaked out when i saw!

"If you were wearing this out, you'd probably put on a pair of long johns." "Oh I have a pair on order." I just love how Adam always thinks of everything when making these replicas.

Great job! The extra helmet tube is for the faceplate seal pressure bottle and the cable assembly keeps the neck ring from trying to pull your head off when the suit inflates. Beautiful suit...

God I am so happy I found and subbed to Tested! :D

awesome job :D looks amazing and loved the facts

Adam is awesome. He makes tested the percect show. He never ceases to amaze me. Thats why i watch. Keep being urself buddy. I think he is inching towards who i would choose to switch with in life if givin a chance. Cool stuff

Watching this video, I am age 12 again, and I am experiencing extreme 'gadget envy' looking at that wearable repro Mercury Space Suit.....growing up in Titusville, Florida, the Astronauts were my heroes, and I lived in an era where genuine Demi-gods walked the earth, and rode to the heavens wearing such equipment...thanks for this video...

It just makes me happy to know that there are people who are willing to spend money to re-create things like this

Awesome, but really I just want an hour long tour of Adams collection of neat stuff!!!

this is amazing

Any links on how to order the jacket?

Adam Savage could sell anything to anyone! ;) Great Spacesuit!

That smash zoom-in was magic

So cool!

I love this channel

Very Cool. Thank You for sharing your Wonderful Spacesuit replica. I think now I will also have to watch " The Right Stuff " again.

I have one of these, amazing job. After talking with Al Worden (Apollo 15), who got them made, I just HAD to have one. I've seen several originals in real life...

That Apollo era jacket is SWEET

Oh. My. Eff. This is awesome.

Gorman? There was a "Borman" (Frank- Gemini 7 and Apollo 8). On A-15: Dave Scott (CDR), Al Worden (CMP), and Jim Irwin (LMP). Maybe meant Worden?

Awesome! I want one! You need to carry the suitcase to complete the fantasy!

I liked watching Norm pass by in the reflective cabinets in the background :)

the object hanging from the roof at 00:02 is a 5MB harddrive from the 1970s. adam has so much amazing stuff.

That zoom in at the end makes the whole video. xD

Good for You!

Ive just lived ANOTHER dream through Adam!! sigh. I have been planning a replica build for the Mk4 Mercury suit for years, i even contacted the makers of this suit for patterns, but no go :( I want sure before Adam put it on that it was going to look authentic, but as soon as he tightened those chest straps, i got chills! Nice work and ill keep dreaming, maybe i'll make one myself!

Adam, can we get a link to where to buy the silver spray for the leather?

That was a very accurate Re-Velcroing job that Will pulled off there..

AWESOME!

Spray painted gloves, leather boots, Soviet era Mig neckring? Who cares? The original space suits were never used in a vacuum either, thank God. It's the process of building and wearing this work of art that brings history to life. Thank's professor Savage. Wear it proudly.

Bro... bro... time to step up to xl on the tshirts. Once again, Adam entertains.

i lol his dedication to making it as accurate as possible.

I couldn't stop staring at Adam, that jacket is the best fucking piece of clothing I have ever seen.

Adam Savages life is mine come to life. Thanks for everything Adam. You have remained a very humble guy and I like you a lot. Never change.

Adam has the coolest collection of random costumes.

Adam, you have so many things you actively do. How do you keep track of all the things? Do you keep a journal with ideas and things, or do you remember all the stuff?

great stuff from Adam

Have you scored the circulating water cooling undergarment? I have one of the torso units that I think would fit you.

I can't help but notice the cheap Donnie Darko bunny mask in the background. Is there going to be a episode of that one? is Adam doing anything with it?

can you please make a video about the nebuchadnezzar plate on the back?

Does someone know what the silver leather spray Adam used for the gloves is and where to purchase it? I could use that product in several of my own projects and would love to know what it is.

Ground control to Major Savage! That is so cool and I too have a better appreciation for what these men and woman had to go through. Show me more space stuff! lol :)

Adam said that the jacket is perfectly tailored to him, but he keeps doing the Piccard Maneuver….

also the omega speedmaster also had a specialist glass used on the face so if it shattered it wouldn't break into tiny pieces but big chunks

10:50. I believe that valve nipple attaches to a pressurized canister to put gas in the helmet seal around the faceplate, thus making it air tight.

Do you think that finger flashlight mentioned at 5:26 is where Spielberg got the idea for ET's glowing finger?

Any chance we can get the name of the silver leather spray adam used for the gloves?

He should indoor skydive with that!

That is one heck of a snazzy replica. Any clue where to get a Speedmaster, or a replica? I love that design, very simple and clean.

frakkin' awesome!

is that the book stand from the 1st Hell Boy behind Adam at about 6:45?

I'm jealous of that space suit

awesome

geez I had the EXACT same jacket minus the patches and the colour was gaudy bright orange on beige.

Where could I get the replica jacket because I really want one!

Could you possibly post a supplies list?

That connector is still in use as a standard circular milspec part.

If I had that suit, I would wear it on casual Fridays.

Adam, what is the product with which you sprayed the gloves?

Where would you get a copy of the helmet? I am planning the flight suit of the astronauts from the movie Robinson Crusoe on mars and the helmet is the hardest thing to get.

In regards to the Omega Speedmaster Adam is wearing. Walter Schirra on Mercury-Atlas 8 was the first to take his own personal Omega Speedmaster into space. However I’m unable to find any evidence it was strapped externally onto the suit. The Speedmaster was only officially qualified for use in space in 1965 so I’ve only seen it used externally on Gemini missions with V207 watchbands. John Glenn however did have a Heuer stopwatch, Reference 2915-A strapped externally to his suit for Mercury-Atlas 6.

is it weird that i feel very happy for adam when he get a new toy to play with?

i have 1 important question. WHAT DID HE WANT TO DO WITH THE PENCIL O.O

Now you need to get the knife! Randall Made model 7 Astro!

Badass. Hope im rich/successful enough someday to be as creative and free as Adam.

Does someone know a good alternative to this jacket? I'm trying to make my own basically without breaking the bank. I've gotten pretty close, but if you know of a really good version it would help tremendously. Gosh its so GOOD

That made me happy that you were so happy, great stuff, mostly right stuff, happy times if you have the fantasy of the early space program. It just can't get much better than having your own spacesuit.

Actually, there was an interesting photo shoot done for Harpers Bazaar's April 1965's issue. Richard Avedon photographed model Jean Shrimpton and also Paul McCartney and model Naty Abascal each wearing a borrowed NASA Mercury spacesuit.

That jacket is amazing! does anyone know where I could get a much more budget friendly, similar, non fitted jacket?

What material was used in the original suit?

Yo, anyone got a link for the blue jacket?

I have a shuttle era flight jacket....it’s SUPER comfortable

07:03...The Mechery Castle was specherized ???

Just looked the Apollo "Still the right stuff" jacket up. It goes for about £450 ($740) apparently. That's a lot. But man is it cool.

This video seems like it has higher frame rate than 30fps? Did youtube change something? Anyone else notice this?

Adam Savage is the most adorable nerd!

Military pin connectors from Skycraft Electronics in Orlando, Fl.

I felt the same way when I put on my Jebediah Kerman costume. Thanks to Scott Manley for the tutorials otherwise I would've gotten bored of distant explosions.

Adam et al: The plug on the suit leg is a mil-spec multi-pin connector, it looks like the type commonly used in aircraft and other stuff like that. I believe they are mostly water-tight. They're common for places where you have lots of wires going to a piece of a vehicle that's removable, like an airplane wing. They're round, locking, keyed connectors with lots of separate pins. The common name for them is "cannon plug" or "canon plug", although I think Cannon is a originally a brand name. Common pin counts are 6 or 7, 17 and 19 pin, and 51 pin. If you look for cannon plug on ebay you'll find lots of them. I'd post links but I think that dumps the comment to the spam filter. Love the suit! It's fantastic! Craig Steffen @gevmage

That Solo Costume is awesome I've always wanted to be Captain Solo for Holloween

I want one.

with that suit drawn out on that table, it appears eerily reminiscent of the burnt out suits of Apollo 1 --- rip gentleman

wear did he git the jacket

I want that Nebuchadnezzar sign!!!! Is it the original one? I assume so since Adam worked in the Matrix movies...

I wish they would get rid of premium membership, i would love to watch the whole video. I am 14, I don't have the money for a premium membership.

Gordon, Richard Gordon that is was on Apollo 12.

Does it pressurize?

Adam Savage CosPlay with the best Costumes from out of this world! That Han Solo Costume, man! "679"

what is the website for the jackets

OMG I want a Nebuchadnezzar dedication plaque!