Oct 30, 2024 · More than 50 years of NASA expertise is going into the design of modern spacesuits that will protect and support astronauts as they reach iconic heights during forays in low-Earth orbit, the Moon, and worlds beyond.
Oct 21, 2024 · For more than 40 years, NASA astronauts have performed spacewalks outside the space station for maintenance and upgrades while wearing the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit design that debuted during the Space Shuttle Program in the 1980s.
A space suit (or spacesuit) is an environmental suit used for protection from the harsh environment of outer space, mainly from its vacuum as a highly specialized pressure suit, but also its temperature extremes, as well as radiation and micrometeoroids.
Mar 13, 2023 · Spacesuits help astronauts in many ways. The suits protect astronauts from getting too hot or cold and also give astronauts oxygen to breathe while they are working in space. The suits hold water to drink during spacewalks. They also keep astronauts from getting hurt by space dust.
Oct 17, 2024 · NASA’s new space suits are getting a hand from Italian luxury fashion house Prada in preparation for humanity’s 2026 return to the moon’s surface. Axiom Space and Prada debuted the flight...
Mar 15, 2023 · NASA unveiled the new suits, made by a company called Axiom Space, at an event Wednesday. They will be worn by astronauts during the Artemis III mission, which is scheduled for 2025.
Oct 16, 2024 · Luxury fashion house Prada and commercial space company Axiom Space have unveiled the designs for a spacesuit that will be worn for NASA’s Artemis III moon mission. Unveiled during the...