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Next-gen spacesuit delays threaten NASA's Artemis program and ISS operations, report warns

The Office of Inspector General warns that the next-gen spacesuits may not be ready for demonstrations before 2031.
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Audit Questions Readiness Of NASA Spacesuits

Bottom line, NASA’s contract approach has “conflicted” with the developmental nature of the challenges associated with human spacesuit development, including technical, financial and schedule risks.

Axiom Space Is Ready to Test Its Next-Generation Spacesuit in 2027

The company announced that it was nearly finished developing the spacesuit to be worn by astronauts during the Artemis ...
DATAQUEST

Synopsys solutions support NASA's Artemis program with spacesuit analysis and communication system development

Synopsys is working with EMA and Cesium, part of Bentley Systems, to test equipment functionality by virtually replicating ...
New Scientist

Amazing sneak peek of NASA's spacesuit tests as moon mission nears

Preparing to send people back to the moon is a complex business, with astronaut safety at the top of the list of priorities. In the image above, NASA crew members are testing a new generation of ...
Aviation Week

NASA IG Audit Raises Aging Spacesuit Concerns

HOUSTON—A NASA inspector general’s (IG) audit has raised safety and performance concerns about the agency’s more than five-decade-old spacesuits worn by astronauts on the International Space Station ...