Nasa New Space Suit

Nasa s kennedy space center florida astronauts heading into orbit aboard boeing s starliner spacecraft will wear lighter and more comfortable spacesuits than earlier suits astronauts wore.
Nasa new space suit. The extravehicular mobility unit or xemu is nasa s first major upgrade to its space suit in nearly 40 years and is designed to make life easier for astronauts who will spend a lot of time kicking. In addition to the main spacesuits each artemis astronaut will also require an internal cooling. After that the agency wants to hand production of the suit over to the commercial space industry. 17 2020 during a.
Amy ross a spacesuit engineer at nasa s johnson space center left and nasa administrator jim bridenstine second from left introduce the new exploration extravehicular mobility unit xemu and orion crew survival system suit. Nasa astronauts bob behnken left and doug hurley shake hands after suiting up in spacex spacesuits in the astronaut crew quarters at kennedy space center in florida on jan. Nasa says it is building two xemu suits for the first planned trip to the moon in 2024. The suit capitalizes on historical designs meets nasa requirements for safety and functionality and introduces cutting edge innovations.
In addition to the new moon suit known in nasa speak as the exploration extravehicular mobility unit or xemu the space agency also unveiled new orange crew suits for use inside spacecraft. Nasa astronauts are getting some new duds. Photos of the trials at nasa s johnson space center in houston texas us show suit clad engineers walking at the bottom of a pool in several metres of water. The final two suits of the set will walk on the moon in 2024 on a mission nasa is calling artemis 3.