Axiom Space reveals spacesuits for NASA Artemis moon objectives

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NASA's $3.5 billion contract has it renting its next-generation spacesuits

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Chief Engineer Jim Stein uses the brand-new spacesuit throughout the Axiom Space Artemis III Lunar Spacesuit occasion at Space Center Houston in Houston, Texas, on March 15,2023 “Since a spacesuit worn on the Moon must be white to reflect heat and protect astronauts from extreme high temperatures, a cover layer is currently being used for display purposes only to conceal the suits proprietary design, ” Axion stated in a news release.

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Axiom Space on Wednesday exposed a model of the lunar spacesuit that NASA prepares to utilize for its astronauts throughout Artemis objectives, which are set to release later on this years.

“This is a big deal for us” Axiom President and CEO Michael Suffredini stated throughout an occasion at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

“We’re pleased that humanity’s next steps on the moon are going to be in an Axiom spacesuit,” Suffredini included.

The business won a preliminary agreement worth $2285 million in 2015 to style and develop the spacesuits, which are prepared for usage on the Artemis III objective and onward. NASA’s Artemis program represents a series of objectives with intensifying objectives. The company effectively finished the very first, uncrewed flight in December.

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In addition to Axiom, NASA likewise granted an agreement to Collins Aerospace, a subsidiary of Raytheon, to develop next-generation spacesuits. Under the Exploration Extravehicular Activity Services program, NASA anticipates to offer approximately $3.5 billion for spacesuits through 2034.