NASA expands task orders for spacewalking and moonwalking suits
After completing initial design work, the agency will then consider exercising options for further suit development.
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After completing initial design work, the agency will then consider exercising options for further suit development.
NASA has completed a contract modification for what is formally known as Option B of its Human Landing System (HLS) contract with SpaceX.
The suit is based on a NASA-developed reference design called xEMU, and incorporates increased flexibility and specialised tools for lunar exploration.
The award will include both an uncrewed demonstration landing and a crewed landing, much like SpaceXs HLS Option A contract.
