# Spacesuits – NASA

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- NASA Astronauts Practice Next Giant Leap for Artemis  The physics remain the same, but the rockets, spacecraft, landers, and spacesuits are new as NASA and its industry partners prepare for Artemis astronauts to walk on the Moon for the first time since 1972. NASA astronaut Doug “Wheels” Wheelock and Axiom Space astronaut Peggy Whitson put on spacesuits, developed by Axiom Space, to interact [&#8230;]
- NASA Tests Technology, Practices Artemis Moonwalks in Arizona Desert To prepare for exploring the Moon during NASA’s Artemis campaign, the agency is conducting a week-long field test in the lunar-like landscape of San Francisco Volcanic Field near Flagstaff, Arizona to practice moonwalk scenarios. NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Andre Douglas are serving as the crewmembers and wearing mockup spacesuit systems as they traverse through [&#8230;]
- Collins Aerospace Tests NASA Space Station Suit in Weightlessness A key NASA design milestone was recently completed by Collins Aerospace as the company works to develop a next-generation spacesuit for use on the International Space Station. The milestone – a pressure garment system fit and functionality test in a microgravity-like environment – marked an important step toward developing a suit for NASA that can [&#8230;]
- Axiom Space Tests  Lunar Spacesuit at NASA’s Johnson Space Center As part of NASA’s Artemis campaign, the agency is working to land astronauts on the lunar surface during&#160;Artemis III, laying the groundwork for a long-term human presence at the Moon for the benefit of all. When the Artemis astronauts take their first steps near the South Pole of the Moon, they will be wearing a [&#8230;]
- Next-Gen Suit for NASA’s Work for Space Station Missions Debuts A next-generation spacesuit – in effect an astronaut’s personal spaceship – will advance NASA’s spacewalking capabilities in low Earth orbit and at the International Space Station. Collins Aerospace, working with partners ILC Dover and Oceaneering, is designing and building a new suit for NASA. Designed to fit the diverse astronaut corps size range and provide [&#8230;]
- Spacesuit for NASA’s Artemis III Moon Surface Mission Debuts When NASA sends the first astronauts to explore near the lunar South Pole, moonwalkers will wear spacesuits provided by Axiom Space. NASA selected the company to develop the modern suits for the Artemis III mission and participated in activities when the first prototype was revealed Wednesday during an event at Space Center Houston in Texas. [&#8230;]
- Spacesuits Built to Handle Pressure The technical marvel that is the space shuttle system does not stop with the spacecraft. The spacesuits the astronauts wear during launch and landing are examples of high-tech clothing designed to hold communications equipment, oxygen tanks, parachutes and enough water for a day. All while keeping the wearer cool. You won&#8217;t see a bulky pressure [&#8230;]
- What Is a Spacesuit? A spacesuit is much more than a set of clothes astronauts wear on spacewalks. A fully equipped spacesuit is really a one-person spacecraft. The formal name for the spacesuit used on the space shuttle and International Space Station is the Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or EMU. &#8220;Extravehicular&#8221; means outside of the vehicle, or spacecraft. &#8220;Mobility&#8221; means [&#8230;]
- NASA Taps Collins Aerospace to Develop New Space Station Spacesuits NASA has awarded a task order to Collins Aerospace to deliver a spacewalking system for potential use outside the International Space Station. This award – the second under NASA’s Exploration EVA Services contract – is for design and development of a next-generation spacesuit and support systems. The task order has a base value of $97.2 [&#8230;]
- NASA Practices Rover Operations in Simulated Lunar Environment Forty miles north of Flagstaff, Arizona, lies a remote lava field called Black Point Lava Flow consisting of rocky terrain, sparse vegetation and, at night, very limited light pollution. This dark, desert landscape recently served as a simulated lunar environment for Desert Research and Technology Studies (D-RATS), where scientists, engineers, and researchers from NASA and&#160;Japan [&#8230;]