Over half a century ago, multiple manned missions saw astronauts walking, running, jumping, and working on the Moon’s surface. While the spacesuits of that time kept them safe, it’s obvious from the footage alone that they were far from perfect. In Apollo’s case, these suits did what was needed of them, for Artemis however, NASA requires something modern and capable of a sustained lunar presence.
This is why late last year NASA awarded Axiom Space a $228 million task order under an even bigger contract. Just over one week ago, Axiom Space unveiled its design for the future of human exploration in space. Specifically, the new Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit prototype was revealed, with a full fleet of training spacesuits to be delivered to NASA by late this summer.
As far as upgrades, the new suit offers a host of features meant to facilitate a safe and efficient future on the Moon. Here I will go more in-depth into exactly what this spacesuit has to offer, the problem with past models, its application on the Moon, and more.
Full article here – https://thespacebucket.com/the-new-spacesuits-supporting-nasas-return-to-the-moon/
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Credit:
SpaceX – https://www.youtube.com/c/SpaceX
NASA – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLA_DiR1FfKNvjuUpBHmylQ
Axiom Space – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzBPPDEl4aLjIQAbgx9vP7A
Chapters:
0:00 – Intro
0:55 – The Spacesuit Challenge
3:46 – Axiom’s New Spacesuit
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Nice summary, thanks!
Interesting way forward for moon exploration. Is there going to be an enquiry as to why NASA is unable to develop this suit with the money already allocated, or do we just get a "couldn't care less" shrug of the shoulders? BILLIONS wasted, someone and maybe the entire research group needs to be held accountable.
With lunar regolith being so destructive, the Moon Base should be set up like a giant game of The Floor Is Lava. With low level elevated walkways set up, like a wetland boardwalk. 🙂