The space agency announced Wednesday that it’s abandoning contracts worth more than $100 million with Collins Aerospace to develop next-generation spacesuits.
The iconic puffy white suits that astronauts have donned for decades as they step outside the International Space Station are rapidly aging — but
. “This action was agreed upon after Collins recognized its development timeline would not support the space station’s schedule and abandoned plans to remove a faulty electronics box outside the space station because an EVA suit worn by astronaut Tracy Dyson sprung a leak. The issue affected the spacesuit’s cooling unit, which keeps astronauts at a comfortable temperature as they work. It’s not yet clear how or whether
did not immediately respond to a request for comment about whether Axiom’s suits may be repurposed for use on the space station. SpaceX, another key
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