NASA’s new spacesuit may not look any different from the one used for spacewalks outside the International Space Station recently, but the US space agency says the suit is designed to achieve more complex tasks than its predecessors. The new suit, which will be worn by astronauts on the Artemis lunar exploration program, is called the Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or xEMU for short.
While the spacesuit is still under development, its features have been finalised. It’s already being tested underwater, and orbital testing is scheduled for 2023. Take a look:
1. Can extreme withstand temperatures of −250 degrees Fahrenheit in shade and up to 250 degrees Fahrenheit in the sun.
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