, will see astronauts walking the Moon in suits designed and rented out by the space tourism company Axiom Space.a prototype of its brand new spacesuit today — a design created by the costume designer of Apple TV's hit sci-fi show "For All Mankind" — meant to be used by NASA astronauts during the agency's upcoming crewed missions to the Moon.
But instead of owning the suit, as was the case for NASA's spacesuits during the Apollo missions, Axiom Space will "rent" the suits to the space agency, according to"We're carrying on NASA's legacy by designing an advanced spacesuit that will allow astronauts to operate safely and effectively on the moon," Axiom Space president Mike Suffredini said in a
. "Axiom Space's Artemis III spacesuit will be ready to meet the complex challenges of the lunar south pole and help grow our understanding of the moon in order to enable a long-term presence there."for the new spacesuits as part of NASA's $1.26 billion contract with the company sweetens the deal, too.As
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