Collins Aerospace

Dubbed AxEMU, the next generation suit is designed to be safe, flexible, and capable of withstanding the extreme temperatures experienced at the lunar south pole, where two NASA astronauts are expected to land later this decade.The first prototype of the next generation spacesuit was revealed during a Moon to Mars event at NASA’s Space Center Houston on Wednesday. NASA partnered with Axiom Space to develop the first moonwalking spacesuits since Apollo, which will be worn by astronauts on the lunar surface as part of the…

NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio during a spacewalk outside the ISS on November 15.Photo: NASAAstronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) are overdue for some new threads, but NASA is hoping to upgrade its spacesuits soon. The space agency awarded Collins Aerospace a $97.2 million contract to develop a spacewalking system to use outside the space station, NASA announced on Thursday.The company is tasked with designing and developing a new generation spacesuit and demonstrating the use of the suit in a simulated…

ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer took this space selfie during a spacewalk outside the ISS in March.Photo: NASANASA astronauts are getting ready to spacewalk once again. The space agency put a hold on the extravehicular activities while it investigated a potentially life-threatening problem with the suits, but NASA says spacewalks outside the International Space Station can resume. On Tuesday, NASA announced that it completed an investigation into the cause of a moisture layer buildingup inside the helmets of astronauts…

NASA chose Axiom Space Inc. and Collins Aerospace to provide it with new astronaut suits, as the agency pushes to replace decades-old hardware and spur more commercial activity in space. Newsletter Sign-up The 10-Point. A personal, guided tour to the best scoops and stories…

Artist’s depiction of the Artemis 3 mission. Illustration: NASANASA announced today that it has partnered with two private U.S. companies, Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace, to develop its next spacesuits, which will be ready no earlier than 2025.American astronauts are getting brand-new suits to wear on the International Space Station, as well as during future journeys to the Moon and possibly Mars. The space agency announced today that it is awarding contracts to Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace to build the suits,…