Next-gen astronauts may just launch in designer space suits, blending cutting-edge technology with fashion for the new era of ...

space suits must serve several vital functions: provide oxygen, control temperature, permit movement, power communications, and protect against solar radiation. The Z-2 is the newest prototype ...

The suit is far more elaborate than the long-ago Mercury model and far more expensive, the product of a $228-million contract NASA issued to Axiom in 2022. But there is good reason for the bump in ...

This story appears in the July 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Space suits—designed to provide oxygen and consistent atmospheric pressure—have evolved from pressure suits for ...

Narrator: But the spacesuits NASA currently uses are more than 40 years old. 18 suits were developed for the Space Shuttle program in 1974 and have vastly overworked their original 15-year-life ...

In the past, spaceflight was the preserve of government-funded astronauts who had to meet stringent physical, cognitive, ...

The suits will be a metallic white color that reflects heat, protecting its wearers from both the dust on the moon’s surface, ...

This suit is not just for any space mission (no offense, SpaceX), but Artemis III, which will embark on the first human moon landing since 1972, spearheaded by NASA and Axiom Space. The mission ...

Outer space is not a friendly space ... are aimed at missions to Mars and other planetary bodies. Martian EVA Suit Concepts (some overlap with xEMU) Various concepts are being explored for ...

As the space exploration and tourism industries develop, luxury brands are exploring possible partnerships. Last month French fashion house Pierre Cardin unveiled an astronaut training suit ...

The first woman on the moon will be wearing a Prada space suit, as part of NASA's first human mission to the lunar South Pole. The suit aims to provide maximum comfort to the astronauts ...