NASA Expands Spacesuit Contracts for Dual Space and Moon Missions

NASA has awarded task orders worth $5 million each to Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace to develop alternative versions of their spacesuits for the International Space Station (ISS) and Artemis missions. The task orders will allow the companies to adapt their existing suits for different applications, providing redundancy and expanding future capabilities. Axiom is also developing a commercial space station, while Collins had previously emphasized its work on lunar spacesuit designs. The full value of Axiom's task order is $142 million over four years, while Collins did not disclose the full value of its task order.