NASA and private space firm Axiom Space have unveiled the spacesuit that future Artemis astronauts, including the first woman and first person of color to go to the moon, will wear.
The first Artemis astronaut mission, Artemis II, is slated to launch late next year. That mission will take a crew of astronauts around the moon and back. One year later, in 2025, NASA hopes to launch Artemis III, the first mission back to the lunar surface since Apollo 17 in 1972.
NASA has not had a new spacesuit since the suit was designed for the Space Shuttle. The new suit, designed by Axiom Space, was made to withstand the rigors of extended missions on the lunar south pole.
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