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NASA's Next Spacesuit Won't Be Ready for Artemis 4 Moon Landing, Watchdog Warns
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NASA's Next Spacesuit Won't Be Ready for Artemis 4 Moon Landing, Watchdog Warns

Gizmodo·Passant Rabie·about 1 month ago
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As NASA prepares to land astronauts on the Moon for the first time in over 50 years, there’s still one very crucial component that’s missing: the spacesuits. The agency has been seeking a new spacesuit for its lunar astronauts for years, but an alarming report warns that the suits could end up delaying the Artemis timeline. NASA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report on Monday assessing the space agency’s procurement process for the next-generation spacesuits, suggesting that a commercial services route may not have been the best approach. NASA is now relying on a single provider, Axiom Space, to deliver the spacesuits astronauts will wear on the Moon during the Artemis 4 mission, currently planned for 2028. The report, however, determined that Axiom’s spacesuit won’t be ready until 2031.…

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