Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace will develop up to four new spacesuit designs for the moon and low-Earth orbit..
The two companies will now begin modifying their respective suit designs to adapt them to operate in the two vastly different environments of low Earth orbit and the lunar surface. Once these initial redesigns are put down on paper, NASA will review and assess the two designs and determine whether one or both will be given the go ahead for further development.
"Imagining astronauts performing EVAs outside the ISS wearing Axiom Space spacesuits, borne from the original NASA design, would honor everyone who ever worked on the NASA suits of the past and those who are working on the NASA spacesuits of the future," Russell Ralston, Axiom Space EVA Deputy Program Manager, said in aOnce a company's suit design is accepted by NASA, the company will then be tasked with developing an operational suit, including extensive safety testing and an...
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