Thread by @Thom_astro

After #ParisFashionWeek, how about the #MoonFashionWeek? Two spacesuits are in development to walk on the lunar surface in 2025, and this is what one of them will look like 😍 #AxEMU @Axiom_Space @NASA

Any European would look amazing in it, and no doubt many will have the opportunity to wear it... I might be biased, but I do believe it would look pretty good on me, wouldn't it? 🤣😎 poke @astro_luca @Astro_Alex @AstroSamantha @astro_matthias @Astro_Andreas #AxEMU @Axiom_Space

It's the first time since the Apollo missions that a spacesuit is designed for walking, stooping, to be dust-resistant, etc. #AxEMU @Axiom_Space @NASA @NASAArtemis

The ones we use for our spacewalks on the @Space_Station are designed to be used while floating. They would be far too heavy and not flexible enough to wear on the Moon (1/6th the gravity of the Earth). Once you fall on your back with these, it would be impossible to get up 😅🐢.

These new-generation spacesuits are very innovative. Among other things: the joints allow an increased range of motion to walk or bend the knees more easily… All to perform more precise geological and scientific tasks.
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PS: For the presentation, the suit was in black, but on the Moon, they will be primarily white, a color that reflects heat and protects us from extreme temperatures. I can't wait to see them in action!

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