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Nasa preps next-gen spacesuits for Extravehicular Activity Services

The spacesuits will have to support spacewalking in low-Earth orbit outside the ISS and also on the Moon as part of future Artemis missions.

How much do the suits cost? Nasa’s Extravehicular Activity Services (xEVAS) contracts have a potential total value of $3.5 billion across the full life of the programme.

Under the terms of the contract, the companies will compete for task orders for missions taking place up to 2034. The first task orders to be competed under the contract will include the development and services for the first demonstration outside the space station in low-Earth orbit and for the Artemis III lunar landing.

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