The new moon suits provide more flexibility and protect astronauts from the harsh environment better than NASA's previous spacesuit design
AxEMU builds on NASA’s Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuit design, incorporating the latest technology, enhanced mobility and added protection from hazards on the moon, the agency said.
“This is a great example of what innovation can do,” Peggy Whitson, a retired NASA astronaut and current Axiom astronaut, said. “This is going to be such a much more flexible suit, and the range of motion is really going to improve the astronauts’ ability to do all the tasks that they’re going to do while they’re out exploring on the lunar surface and eventually on Mars.”
The actual spacesuits will be white to reflect heat, keeping astronauts cool. Axiom plans to deliver training spacesuits to NASA by late this summer, the company said in the release. Through Artemis, NASA will land the first woman and first person of color on the moon. They will also pave the way for a sustained presence on the moon and, eventually, human exploration to Mars.James Free, associate of NASA’s Exploration Systems Development, spoke Friday about the longterm goals of the Artemis moonshot program. “We want to stay on the lunar surface and learn on the lunar surface so that we can get the most science [to] know how we’re going to go to Mars.
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