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 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.
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.