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NASA Awards 2 Companies the Chance To Build Lunar Spacesuits - Slashdot

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source link: https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/06/01/2329251/nasa-awards-2-companies-the-chance-to-build-lunar-spacesuits
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NASA Awards 2 Companies the Chance To Build Lunar Spacesuits (cnn.com)

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on Thursday June 02, 2022 @03:00AM from the next-generation-of-spacesuits dept.
New spacesuits made by Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace could be worn by astronauts that land on the moon later this decade through NASA's Artemis program, the agency announced Wednesday. The suits will also be worn by crew members living and working on the International Space Station. CNN reports: The contracts were awarded by NASA as part of its strategy of growing commercial partnerships. Both companies have been selected to move forward in developing the next generation of spacesuits. Depending on how the two companies deliver on the suits and their spacewalking capabilities, one company could prevail over the other. That flexibility has been built into the task awards as the two companies progress in product development.

The Artemis program seeks to land the first woman and the first person of color at the lunar south pole by 2025, and eventually prepare for landing crewed missions on Mars. Experts from NASA have developed the required safety and technical standards for the spacesuits. Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace will design, develop and potentially produce the suits and any necessary equipment for space station crew and Artemis astronauts. [...] The suits are expected to be ready by the mid-2020s.

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