NASA lunar spacesuits
NASA released this illustration of moonwalking astronauts to accompany its announcement of an award to Axiom Space, but neither the agency nor the company have released technical details or even a full illustration of the suit Axiom is making for NASA. Credit: NASA

WASHINGTON — NASA awarded a $228.5 million task order to Axiom Space to develop a spacesuit to be used on the first Artemis landing mission, although the design of the suit remains under wraps.

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Jeff Foust writes about space policy, commercial space, and related topics for SpaceNews. He earned a Ph.D. in planetary sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree with honors in geophysics and planetary science...