NASA To Partner With Collins and Axiom To Develop New Spacesuits

Mark Carreau Irene Klotz June 08, 2022
New spacesuit concept
Collins Aerospace is one of two teams selected for spacesuit development partnership contracts with NASA, worth a total of up to $3.5 billion.
Credit: Collins Aerospace
With the selection of Collins Aerospace and Axiom Space to develop next-generation spacesuits, NASA reaffirms its commitment to parlay public-private partnerships into essential hardware and services for the country’s deep-space human exploration initiative. Contracts are worth up to $3.5 billion...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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