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7. NASA’s xEMU Moon suit

Kristine Davis, a spacesuit engineer at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, wearing a prototype of the space agency’s Artemis-era xEMU.
Kristine Davis, a spacesuit engineer at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, wearing a prototype of the space agency’s Artemis-era xEMU. Photo: NASA/Joel Kowsky

So, technically speaking, this NASA spacesuit doesn’t actually exist, or at least not yet, and thank goodness for that. Can’t say I’m thrilled with this clumsy, jumbled look. The suit shown here at a 2019 NASA event is a ground prototype of the space agency’s xEMU (Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit) Moon suit, which is still under development and behind schedule. The final version will likely look very different (fingers crossed), but this fashion faux pas aside, xEMU promises to be a truly amazing suit for exploring the lunar surface.

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