NASA outsources $3.5 billion contracts for next-generation spacesuits
NASA has named the two commercial companies to which it’s outsourcing its future space duds for use on both low-Earth orbit and moon missions.
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NASA has named the two commercial companies to which it’s outsourcing its future space duds for use on both low-Earth orbit and moon missions.
Experts from NASA have developed the required safety and technical standards for the spacesuits. Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace will design, develop and potentially produce the suits and any necessary
Under the Artemis programme, NASA seeks to land the first woman and the first person of colour at the lunar south pole by 2025, and eventually prepare for landing crewed missions on Mars
New spacesuits made by Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace could be worn by astronauts that land on the moon later this decade through NASA's Artemis program, the agency announced Wednesday.