NASA Chooses a Supplier to Build its Moonwalking Spacesuits By Nancy_A
Artist’s Illustration: Two suited crew members work on the lunar surface. One in the foreground lifts a rock to examine it while the other photographs the collection site in the background.Axiom said the spacesuits will be “evolvable,” which will enable rapid upgrades to implement better, safer technologies over time. It also ensures astronauts will be equipped with the latest technology and high performing, robust equipment. Images or graphics of these new spacesuits are not yet available.
Artemis III is planned as the second crew Artemis mission and the first crewed Moon landing mission of the program, as well as the first crewed flight of the Starship HLS lander. It will be the bring the first astronauts to walk on the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972. “What we learn on Artemis III and future missions on and around the Moon will pave the way for missions to Mars,” said Lara Kearney, manager of NASA’s Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility program. “Spacesuits enable us to literally take that next step.”NASA reviewed proposals from its two eligible spacesuit vendors, Axiom and Collins Aerospace, and selected Axiom Space for the moonwalking EVA suit. The order has a base value of $228.5 million.
Axiom said they will build off NASA’s lastest xEMU spacesuit design, and be created to provide increased flexibility and specialized tools to accomplish exploration needs and expand scientific opportunities in space. The xEVAS spacesuits design includes life support, pressure garments, and avionics. The Axiom Space team will provide xEVA systems training and real-time operations support to NASA, among other services.
In building the suits, Axiom Space has partnered with one of NASA’s previous spacesuit builders, David Clark Company, as well as Paragon Space Development Corporations and several others.
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