NASA and Axiom Space Inc.
provided a first, limited look at the new spacesuits that will be worn by the next astronauts to land onThe Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuit that will be worn for the Artemis missions was only partially revealed at an event at Johnson Space Center in Houston, in order not to give away any proprietary information about the suit.
What was one display, however, was the improved functionality, performance and capability the new suit has, compared to the Apollo suits and even the current spacesuits worn by astronauts on the International Space Station when they do an EVA. Axiom Space engineer Jim Stein wore a prototype of the new suit, walking around, doing squats, lunges, kneeling down and more, as well as displaying how much flexibility the arms of the new suit provide.
The Artemis program intends to land the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon. The Artemis III mission is scheduled to land near the lunar south pole in 2025. Ralston said new gloves are a critical part of the design, as working long hours on the lunar surface requires flexibility and durability. The new boots are fully insulated, as working in the permanently shadowed craters on the lunar south pole will be especially cold.
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