Axioms

NASA's next Moon landing may have been put back a year, but that hasn't stopped Axiom from showing off the practical version of its Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU). Better known as a space suit, it will protect next-gen Moonwalkers.No one has set foot on the Moon in over half a century and no finished design of a suit for such a task has been completed in that time. Even the space suits that have been made since then have been for very different reasons, including protecting astronauts against sudden cabin…

Last night, an Axiom Space mission carrying a private crew blasted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, heading towards the International Space Station. The crew of four, led by former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, flew aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and docked with the ISS at about 9:12 a.m. Eastern time this morning. It’s the second time Axiom has ferried paying customers to the ISS. Last year’s inaugural flight was a milestone for space tourism. This time, it’s a glimpse at the future of the space…

History could be made this week, as astronaut Rayyanah Barnawi seeks to become the first Saudi woman and first Arab woman to reach orbit. We’ve also got our eyes on the annual Humans to Mars Summit and an ongoing contest to make in-space food production more practicable. Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their ViewIt’s alsoa big week for SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, which could perform as many as four missions in the coming days.Axiom’s second stint on the ISSThe second privately funded…