NASA’s Outsourced Spacesuit Passes Weightless Test – What’s Next?
Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Collins Aerospace, a company hired to develop spacesuits for use outside the International Space Station (ISS), has successfully tested its suit aboard a commercial microgravity flight. The successful test signifies a major milestone that will allow engineers to move forward toward critical design review for the new spacesuit. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) outsourced the design of new spacesuits to Collins Aerospace in 2022 after 15 years of unsuccessful …