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Elon Musk promised The new SpaceX spacesuit unveiled by the end of 2013 by the end of 2013. It happened, but 3.6 years late.

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“New spacesuit almost done. Hoping to unveil by end of year.”
— Elon Musk · Jul 10, 2013 · @elonmusk, 2013-07-10 ↗
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What actually happened

Musk hoped to unveil SpaceX's new spacesuit by end of 2013. He posted the first photo of it on August 23 2017, three and a half years late. TechCrunch Aug 23 2017 — first photo of SpaceX's spacesuit ↗

The Progression

Jul 10, 2013
The promise: “New spacesuit almost done. Hoping to unveil by end of year.” · @elonmusk, 2013-07-10 ↗
Aug 23, 2017
Delivered · Late — 3.6 years late. Musk hoped to unveil SpaceX's new spacesuit by end of 2013. He posted the first photo of it on August 23 2017, three and a half years late. TechCrunch Aug 23 2017 — first photo of SpaceX's spacesuit ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Delivered · Late · 3.6 years late. It happened — eventually.

In July 2013 Elon Musk replied that SpaceX's new spacesuit was almost done and he hoped to unveil it by the end of the year. The first photo came in August 2017.

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62% of resolved claims delivered.
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