{"id":22046,"date":"2023-03-18T22:19:24","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T20:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oewf.org\/?p=22046"},"modified":"2023-03-18T22:25:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T20:25:51","slug":"new-spacesuits-for-the-moon-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oewf.org\/en\/2023\/03\/new-spacesuits-for-the-moon-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"New spacesuits for the Moon & beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This week NASA revealed the new Artemis III lunar spacesuit developed by Axiom Space. AxEMU (Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit) is a major redesign of planetary spacesuits in four decades.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what are the new features of this brand-new Moon spacesuits and how does our Aouda planetary spacesuit compares to the AxEMU?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lightweight and flexible<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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AxEMU (c) Axiom Space<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The spacesuit is much lighter than the Apollo spacesuits (which had a weight of 80 kg). We estimate that it will weigh about half of the Apollo suits. In addition, Axiom did a great job including soft and hard mobility joints on the arms, legs and hips, so it is much easier to bend or kneel down to grab a tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The spacesuit itself is also adaptable to different sizes of the astronauts, especially arm and leg length.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rear-Entry<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This spacesuit is a rear-entry suit, which means astronaut can step directly into the suit. This means a much quicker donning. For planetary mission there are concepts, that rear-entry suits can directly dock to a station and therefore astronauts do not need to bring in their \u201cdirty\u201d spacesuits inside the station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The AxEMU has an hard-upper-torso as core structure and a backpack with the portable life support system. On the helmet bubble lights (can be switched on by the astronaut itself)  and a HD camera is mounted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The outer layer is made of a poly-aramid textile. The final color for the moon spacesuit will be white because of thermal reasons (reflects better the sun).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suit itself has the capability to be worn up to 8 hours and will probably be used for the first time in 2025 when humans return to the Moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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