NASA has selected two
companies to make spacesuits for its Artemis moon program and future International Space Station (ISS) missions.
Axiom Space and Collins
Aerospace received access to a contract worth up to a total of $3.5 billion to supply spacesuits for future NASA missions
Like the private outfits
that send cargo and astronauts to the ISS, Axiom and Collins don't have guaranteed orders yet under the contract.
But they will have
opportunities to vie for task orders for missions as soon as 2025, including a demonstration mission outside the ISS
As spacesuit development
proceeds within the companies, NASA will be certifying alongside to make sure that they are ready for our astronauts
The two companies said
such work aligns with their own plans to contribute spacesuits for customers beyond NASA,