NASA revealed two new spacesuits this week that may be worn by astronauts on future missions to the Moon. The suits feature a number of improvements from the Apollo era spacesuits used on the last Moon missions 50 years ago.
The two new suits were shown off by NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine during a demonstration at NASA headquarters. The suits, called xEMU and the Orion Survival Suit, will be a core part of the upcoming Artemis missions, as NASA prepares to return to the Moon by 2024.
“We are looking to do things in space that we have never been able to do before,” said Bridenstine.
The xEMU, which will be the spacesuit used on the surface of the Moon, looks much different from the Apollo era suits. To enhance mobility for astronauts on the Moon, the suit’s joint areas have been enhanced to allow astronauts to move with ease. ...
