2022-07-01
Collins Aerospace to Outfit Next-gen of Space Explorers
Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies business, along with teammates ILC Dover and Oceaneering, have been selected to produce NASA’s next-generation spacesuit. Astronauts could wear these when working outside the International Space Station and within the next decade on the moon.
The new suits were designed by astronauts for astronauts and offer enhanced mobility and weigh less than the current generation spacesuits, allowing for increased mission times. The suits are also designed to accommodate nearly every astronaut body type and can rapidly incorporate new technologies.
“Astronauts returning to the moon and venturing beyond need a spacesuit that’s as modern as their new missions,” said Dan Burbank, senior technical fellow at Collins Aerospace and former NASA astronaut. “The next-gen spacesuit is lighter, more modular, a better fit and easily adaptable, which means that wherever the journey into space may lead, our crew will be ready.”
Collins Aerospace designed the first spacesuit that allowed astronauts to walk on the moon, as well as the suit NASA astronauts currently use when operating outside the International Space Station.
“Collins was there when the first man walked on the moon, and we’ll be there when humankind goes back,” added Phil Jasper, president of Mission Systems for Collins Aerospace.
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