Axiom Space has unveiled a spacesuit for the Artemis III mission, when people return to the moon after 53 years

Astronauts are expected to return to the Moon in 2025. The landing will take place as part of the Artemis III mission, 53 years later.

after Apollo 17. Axiom Space has already unveiled the spacesuit that will be used during the expedition.

What is known

As part of the Artemis lunar program, the NationalThe Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will spend $1.26 billion on next-generation space suits. In this case, the space agency will rent the suits.

Live now: @Axiom_Space and NASA reveal the spacesuit prototype for @NASA_Astronauts to wear near the Moon's South pole on #Artemis III.

Remarks & suit demo – 10:30am EDT (1430 UTC)

Student Q&A – 11:15am EDT (1515 UTC) https://t.co/40CHKOpZdy

— NASA (@NASA) March 15, 2023

The new suits will be protected fromextreme temperatures and exposure to radiation. Axiom Space showed off a prototype in the company's colors (blue, orange and black), but the final version will have a white finish.

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The suit was developed in collaboration with the designerclothes for fantasy series Esther Marquis. Also involved in the design were KBR, Air-Lock, Arrow Science and Technology, David Clark Company, Paragon Space Development Corporation, Sophic Synergistics and APT Research.

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The new comic costume is based on the classicspacesuit Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU), which was developed by NASA engineers. Axiom Space says its new development will provide astronauts with increased flexibility and tools to conduct scientific research on the Moon.