"NASA's Office of Inspector General reported that the agency is struggling to ensure critical next-generation spacesuits will be ready in time for the historic mission to the Moon."
"The current spacesuits, used for spacewalks aboard the ISS, were designed more than 50 years ago and have not undergone a major redesign in at least two decades."
"In the worst-case scenario, auditors warned that key spacesuit demonstrations may not happen until 2031, several years after NASA hopes to land humans on the Moon."
"NASA awarded contracts in 2022 to Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace to develop next-generation suits capable of operating on the Moon and in microgravity environments."
NASA's plan to return humans to the Moon by 2028 is jeopardized by delays in developing next-generation spacesuits. An audit revealed that the agency's original timelines were overly optimistic, with potential demonstrations of the suits pushed to 2031. Current spacesuits, designed over 50 years ago, are deemed inadequate for modern missions. NASA has contracted Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace to create new suits, but the program has already faced significant setbacks, raising concerns about the feasibility of the lunar mission timeline.
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