Keith’s note: according to a new NASA OIG report “NASA’s Acquisition of Next-Generation Spacesuit Services“: “NASA faces challenges in ensuring next-generation spacesuits are available to meet the Agency’s current schedules […]
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OIG: ISS EVA Spacesuits Are Wearing Out
Keith’s note: NASA OIG just released this report: “NASA’s Management of ISS Extravehicular Activity Spacesuits“. In a nutshell: “To ensure the continued operations of the International Space Station and the […]
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NASA’s Loses Its New Spacesuit Redundancy
Keith’s note: In case you missed it while the Starliner thruster issue has been in the headlines, yet another EVA was canceled due to a spacesuit issue. First there was […]
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NASA's Billion Dollar Artemis Spacesuits Won't Be Ready For A 2024 Moon Landing
NASA OIG: NASA’s Development of Next-Generation Spacesuits, NASA OIG “NASA’s current schedule is to produce the first two flight-ready xEMUs by November 2024, but the Agency faces significant challenges in […]
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Tuesday Is Notional xEVA Spacesuit Day At NASA HQ
NASA Invites Media to Events Highlighting Spacesuits for Moon to Mars “Media are invited to NASA Headquarters in Washington Tuesday, Oct. 15 to get an up-close look at the next […]
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NASA Needs a New Spacesuit to Explore the Moon
NASA Takes Grassroots Approach To Future Spacesuits, Aviation Week “There are spacesuits. And then there are spacesuits.” “NASA’s most successful have been very much safety- and mission-driven. Some have been […]
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Cameron Smith Is Available To Help NASA Build Those New Spacesuits
Keith’s note: There are thousands – millions of people like this guy. If NASA can expand its efforts to attract and encourage this sort of enthusiasm – at all age […]
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Dear NASA: Please Tell Us More About Your New #Moon2024 Suit
What will astronauts wear on moonwalks in 5 years? We're currently working on options for our #Moon2024 mission + beyond. We'll have a transition suit for 1st mission + modern […]
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Where Are The #Moon2024 Lunar EVA Suits?
If true, more evidence #moon2024 is a political stunt designed to help Trump win re-election instead of a serious plan to help America. https://t.co/EeHvDQOB95 — brianweeden (@brianweeden) May 1, 2019 […]
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Update Today on Water-Filled Spacesuit Helmet
NASA Spacewalk Mishap Investigation Board Report “While I am concerned about ensuring this particular incident does not happen again, I am especially concerned about cultural factors that may have contributed […]