NASA to Pick Next Generation Spacesuits for Moonwalking, Spacewalking

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	May 26, 2022  MEDIA ADVISORY M22-074 NASA to Pick Next Generation Spacesuits for Moonwalking, Spacewalking spacesuit_release.png An illustration of Artemis astronauts on the moon. Credits: NASA NASA will announce at 2 p.m. EDT (1 p.m. CDT) Wednesday, June 1, the company, or companies, selected to move forward in developing the next generation of spacesuits for Artemis missions at the Moon and the International Space Station during an event at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The announcement will air live on NASA Television, the agency’s website, and the NASA app. Event participants will include: Vanessa Wyche, director, NASA Johnson Lindsay Aitchison, program executive for Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility Program, NASA Headquarters Lara Kearney, manager, Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility Program, NASA Johnson Joel Montalbano, program manager, International Space Station, NASA Johnson Media are invited to attend in-person and hear remarks by key NASA officials involved in the selection followed by a question-and-answer session. U.S. media interested in participating in person must contact the Johnson newsroom no later than 6 p.m. (5 p.m. CDT) Friday, May 27, by calling 281-483-5111 or emailing jsccommu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. To participate by phone, media must contact the newsroom by 6 p.m. (5 p.m. CDT) Tuesday, May 31. A copy of NASA’s media accreditation policy is online. New spacesuits that allow humans to explore the lunar surface and unlock new spacewalk capabilities outside the International Space Station are a critical part of advancing human exploration in space and demonstrating continued American leadership. Under Artemis, new exploration spacesuits, together with human surface mobility systems, the Space Launch System rocket, the Orion Spacecraft, ground systems, Gateway, and human landing systems, will enable NASA to return humans to and establish a long-term presence at the Moon and to eventually explore Mars. For more information about Artemis, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/artemis -end-
	Press Contacts Vanessa Lloyd Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 vanessa.c.lloyd@xxxxxxxx Rebecca Wickes Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-9465 rebecca.c.wickes@xxxxxxxx
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