Sep. 8 () –
NASA has selected Axiom Space to produce moonwalking suits for the Artemis III mission, which It will carry astronauts to the surface of the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years.
With this award, NASA has set another cornerstone in place for astronauts to return to the Moon with the Artemis program, which includes the landing on the Moon of the first woman and first person of color.
After reviewing proposals from its two eligible spacesuit suppliers, NASA selected Axiom Space with a contract with a base value of 228.5 million dollars.
Using more than 50 years of spacesuit experience, NASA defined the technical and safety requirements for the next generation of space suits. Axiom Space will be responsible for the design, development, qualification, certification and production of its spacesuits and support equipment that will meet these key agency requirements for Artemis III.
NASA experts will retain authority for astronaut training, mission planning and service systems approval. Axiom Space will be required to test the suits in a space-like environment prior to Artemis III. The suit supply runs until 2034.
Future task orders under the contract will consist of recurring lunar landings, the development of spacesuits for use in low-Earth orbit outside the International Space Station, and special studies. The agency is currently evaluating task order options for space station spacesuits, reports NASA.
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