One additional piece was the introduction of the Nova Corps, which acts as space cops patrolling the galaxy for trouble.
And who knows, maybe this alternate design could be used to distinguish different Nova Corps ranks and introduce Nova himself down the road.
Andy Park is one of the lead concept artists within Marvel Studios and recently released a look at an early design for the Nova Corps suit on his Instagram.
This iteration of the Nova Corps costume does not seem too out of place with the cosmic feel that Guardians established.