Spacesuit for NASA’s Artemis III Moon Surface Mission Debuts

[Waspie_Dwarf]

Spacesuit for NASA’s Artemis III Moon Surface Mission Debuts

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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.

Helping take a step forward in the agency's goal to build a robust economy at the Moon by working with commercial service providers, Axiom Space hosted the event for students and media to ask questions and get a close-up look at the spacesuit.

Read More: NASA

 

[+Hammerclaw]

I like that suit. Reminds me of Oscar, in Heinlein's Have Spacesuit, Will Travel.

[joseraul]

Yeah, I dig it. 

Let's turn it into a Jersey!

[+and-then]

It's really exciting to see this progress.  I'm getting a chance to see man on the moon at both ends of my life.  I was 8 when we landed there the first time.  Looks like I'll be 64 or so for this one.  GO NASA!

[Still Waters]

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the exterior aesthetics and logo were created by costume designer Esther Marquis who worked on the suits used in the TV series For All Mankind.

I've not long finished watching that series, it's good.

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While the newly revealed spacesuit is mostly black in the initial promotional shots, the actual spacesuits worn during the mission will be the traditional white color.

I like the dark colour.

[spartan max2]

White space suits are soooo yesterday 

[Still Waters]

The BBC have a 01:17 video about the new space suit. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-64958875

Interesting video, worth a watch.

[+Desertrat56]

I want to know why it is black, I know stripes of orange and blue, but black seems like a mistake, you need some neon color that will stand out in space or on the moon or mars.

Edited Thursday at 03:45 PM by Desertrat56

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8 hours ago, Desertrat56 said:

I want to know why it is black, I know stripes of orange and blue, but black seems like a mistake, you need some neon color that will stand out in space or on the moon or mars.

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While the newly revealed spacesuit is mostly black in the initial promotional shots, the actual spacesuits worn during the mission will be the traditional white color.

 

[Still Waters]

The evolution of the SPACESUIT: How NASA's astronaut outfits have changed through the years

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11868525/How-NASAs-spacesuits-changed-years.html