AxEMU will be used for NASA's Artemis 3 mission, which is currently scheduled to launch in late 2026. It has been specially designed for the lunar south pole, which will be a colder environment than ...
and whip out your almanac to consult the weather in space. Astronauts have a lot on their minds, and SpaceX aims to simplify some things by providing a heads-up display in its suit helmets.
The Z-2 is the newest prototype, with a bubble helmet, hard upper torso ... and technology grows apace. Space historian Roger Launius says the first suits were based on what jet pilots wore.
The futuristic flight suits worn by Doug Hurley and Bob ... when astronauts last launched from Florida's Kennedy Space Center. The helmets are 3D-printed and the gloves are touchscreen-sensitive.