Astronauts are expected to return to the Moon in 2025. The landing will take place as part of the Artemis III mission, 53 years after Apollo 17. Axiom Space has already presented the spacesuit that will be used during the expedition.
What is known
As part of the Artemis lunar program, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will spend $1.26 billion on next-generation space suits. In this case, the space agency will rent the suits.
The new suits will be protected from extreme temperatures and radiation exposure. Axiom Space showed off a prototype in the company’s colors (blue, orange and black), but the final version will have a white finish.
The spacesuit was designed in collaboration with fantasy series fashion designer Esther Marquis. Also involved in the design were KBR, Air-Lock, Arrow Science and Technology, David Clark Company, Paragon Space Development Corporation, Sophic Synergistics and APT Research.
The new comic suit is based on the classic Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU) spacesuit, which was developed by NASA engineers. Axiom Space says its new development will provide astronauts with increased flexibility and tools to conduct scientific research on the moon.
Source: NASA
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