World's Smallest Spacecraft Completes Astronaut Testing Inside an Airplane
1 Feb 2024, 11:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Aerospace company Collins announced it has completed astronaut testing for its spacewalk suit, a hardware described as the world's smalles spacecraft
Humans Training in New Artemis Spacesuits Look Like Children Playing in the Sandbox
30 Jan 2024, 09:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA and Axiom Space tested the Artemis III spacesuits at the Johnson Space Center, will soon move to the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory
NASA Flips Spacesuit Designs for Use Both in Space and on the Moon
11 Jul 2023, 08:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA is now having Axiom and Collins design other versions of their respective lunar and orbital spacesuits as it seeks to ensure redundancies
Space Agency Settles on Spacesuit Design, Won’t Actually Fly Them to Space
27 Jun 2023, 08:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency announced it decided on five winning designs for a possible future spacesuit for its own needs.
NASA to Show Spacesuit for Artemis III Moonwalks on March 15
10 Mar 2023, 12:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The prototype of the Axiom-made spacesuits for the Artemis III Moon landing mission will be shown publicly by NASA on March 15
Space Agency Needs Your Help to Design Crucial Piece of Astronaut Equipment
6 Feb 2023, 14:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency (ESA) launches a competition meant to come up with a new design for the spacesuits used by the continent's astronauts
Future, Custom Spacesuits for Mars Astronauts Will Be Made Using Digital Thread
11 Sep 2022, 01:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Researcher looking at ways of using DIgital Thread to create the custom spacesuits for tomorrow's astronauts, the ones going to Mars and beyond
Artemis III Moon Astronauts to Use Axiom-Made Spacesuits
9 Sep 2022, 11:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA said it decided to go for the spacesuit Axiom Space is developing for the Artemis III mission, hardware should be ready soon
Here’s Who’s Making $3.5 Billion-Worth of Spacesuits to Be Worn on the Moon and Beyond
2 Jun 2022, 08:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA selected Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace to develop the Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU) spacesuit for Artemis missions and beyond
NASA to Pick Maker of Spacesuits for Moonwalks on June 1
27 May 2022, 09:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA will announce the names of the companies that will be tasked with making the next spacesuits, xEMU, next week, on June 1
Single Person Spacecraft Is the Closest Thing to a Personal Space Car for Astronauts
8 May 2022, 02:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A company called Genesis Engineering is working on a new type of spacecraft, meant to replace the decades-old space suit.
Here Are the Under Armour-Made Spacesuits for Virgin Galactic’s Pilots
4 Dec 2020, 16:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After revealing the spacesuits for the customers who will be flying Virgin, Under Armour reveals the overalls for VSS Unity's crew
This Is Richard Branson Wearing a Blue Under Armour Spacesuit
18 Oct 2019, 14:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The collection revealed this week comprises a base layer, spacesuit, footwear, training suit, and limited edition astronaut jacket
Here Are the Most Badass Spacesuits NASA Ever Made
17 Oct 2019, 10:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / On October 15 NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine and NASA engineer Amy Ross showed for the first time the next-generation spacesuits of the Artemis program
NASA Details xEMU, the Artemis Program Spacesuit
9 Oct 2019, 15:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / xEMU will allow for its occupants to climb inside from the back of the suit and protects them from extreme temperatures, radiation, and micrometeoroids
Russian Spacesuit Redesigned to Prevent Wearers From Taking That Good Luck Pee
30 Aug 2019, 15:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Sokol-M prototype was created by aerospace firm Zvezda and no longer features the V-shaped zipper that allowed astronauts to keep the Yuri Gagarin tradition
All-Female Spacewalk Cancelled Because Female Astronaut Grew Taller in Space
28 Mar 2019, 14:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The International Space Station has a total of six spacesuit torsos, two of which are spares that need at least 12 hours to get ready
Under Armour to Make Spacesuits for Virgin Galactic Astronauts
25 Jan 2019, 09:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic said Under Armour has been tasked with creating the space wear needed for the company’s passengers and pilots