NASA shared the first information about the space suits that astronauts will use in the Artemis mission program. The agency announced that the suits will be developed and produced by Axiom Space.
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is about to return to the Moon Artemis mission schedule started. The first launch under the program was normally due last week, but could not be made due to a failure in the engine of the SLS rocket. NASA delayed the mission indefinitely after encountering errors in subsequent trials.
In the third mission of the Artemis program, which will eventually start with the first mission, it is aimed to set foot on the Moon. For this mission, which is expected to take place in 2025, this time, the company that will produce the astronaut suits has been announced. The clothes that will be on the astronauts who will set foot on the moon, It will be produced by Axiom Space.
NASA gives Axiom $228.5 million for clothing:
According to the announcement shared by NASA, NASA is working with Axiom Space to produce clothes. A $228.5 million deal made. The agency added that Axiom Space will have to try on the astronaut suits to be produced in an environment with space conditions before the Artemis 3 mission. It was added that the training and mission planning of the astronauts will be done by NASA.
NASA with the Artemis 3 mission to the Moon a woman and a person of different skin color aims to take Thus, the selected people will go down in history as the first woman to set foot on the Moon and the first non-white person to set foot on the Moon.
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https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-taps-axiom-space-for-first-artemis-moonwalking-spacesuits