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Advancing Spacesuit Technology: NASA’s Thermal Vacuum Tests for Artemis III Moonwalks
By Monika LuabeyaApril 24, 2025
NASA continues to push the boundaries of human space exploration. They are refining the technology that will enable astronauts to safely operate in the harsh lunar environment. This is crucial for the upcoming Artemis III mission. Engineers recently conducted rigorous thermal vacuum testing on a spacesuit glove. This glove is an essential component of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU). The glove was tested in extreme conditions within CITADEL. This stands for Cryogenic Ice Testing, Acquisition Development, and Excavation Laboratory. It is a specialized chamber at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California.
Pushing the Limits: Testing in Lunar-Like Conditions
On November 1, 2023, NASA engineers placed the EMU glove in vacuum conditions. They exposed it to ultra-low temperatures of minus 352 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 213 degrees Celsius). These environmental extremes closely simulate...
I Am Artemis: Joe Vermette
NASA Space Technology While some stand on the sidelines and witness history, others are destined to play a part in it. And then there are those who document it, bringing the people, the action, the images, the words, and the personalities to the world. U. S. Navy Reservist Public Affairs Officer and program strategic communicator for NASA’s HLS (Human Landing System) Joe Vermette stands at the nexus of all three.Spurred to action to serve his country by the events of September 11, 2001; veteran of numerous overseas deployments with the Navy, and responsible for communicating NASA’s return to the Moon through the Artemis campaign, Vermette has played a part in history while he communicates humanity’s greatest endeavors to the world.Vermette joined NASA in August 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, coming from the Federal Emergency Management...
NASA updates list of Artemis 3 landing sites
NASA Space Technology NASA has updated a list of potential landing locations for Artemis 3, identifying nine regions around the south pole of the moon. Credit: NASAWASHINGTON — NASA has updated a list of candidate landing sites near the south pole of the moon for the Artemis 3 mission, taking into account surface conditions and capabilities of SpaceX’s Starship lander.NASA announced Oct. 28 that it had updated the locations in the lunar south pole region it was considering for the Artemis 3 mission. The agency had released a list of 13 candidate landing locations there in August 2022.The nine locations include some of the same regions of the earlier list as well as new locations. All are clustered near the lunar south pole, a region of science and exploration interest because of the potential of...
Future Artemis III astronauts will wear Prada during their spacewalks
NASA Space Technology Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust.Space Style: Axiom and Prada have officially introduced a jointly developed spacesuit during the recent International Astronautical Congress held in Milan, Italy. The suit is almost ready for action, though it is still undergoing testing procedures and simulations in prohibitive conditions. American private space company Axiom and Italian luxury brand Prada announced a partnership to design a new spacesuit for the NASA Artemis program in 2023. The fruits of that labor are beginning to appear. The Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) is almost complete, and the two companies have teased the quasi-definitive design a year before actual astronauts will get to wear it.While working on the prototype, Axiom staffers covered the AxEMU with a dark layer to protect the...
