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Artemis spacesuit development risks further delays

Artemis spacesuit development risks further delays
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New spacesuits for Artemis lunar missions and the International Space Station may not be ready until 2031, NASA's inspector general warns.

New spacesuits for Artemis lunar missions and the International Space Station may not be ready until after the end of the decade, a report by NASA's inspector general warns.

In an April 20 report, NASA's Office of Inspector General (OIG) concluded that the agency erred when it used a commercial services approach to develop new ISS and lunar spacesuits through its Exploration Extravehicular Activity Services, or xEVAS, program.

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