from her spacesuit 31 minutes into her and fellow astronaut Mike Barratt's spacewalk outside of the International Space Station., contractor Collins Aerospace said it had agreed with NASA to essentially abandon its work on an ISS spacesuit replacement — which doesn't bode well, given the agency's ongoing problems with its existing equipment.by NASA in June 2022 for its xEVAS commercially developed spacesuits program to cook up a pair of suits for the ISS and one.
We can only guess as to why Collins decided to pull out. According to the report, industry insiders believe the development of the suit had already suffered delays and budget overruns, with Collins no longer being able to cover the costs for the fixed-price contract.last summer permitting it to figure out how to adapt its Moon suit for use on the ISS. SpaceX is alsoNonetheless, the news doesn't inspire confidence.
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