Called the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit, the new suit is based on the original lunar space suit developed by NASA in 2019, which was called the Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU).

The halt came after a series of alarming incidents involving NASA’s aging Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits, which date back over four decades. The most recent incident occurred in ...

Narrator: This isn't your traditional bathing suit. It's actually NASA's Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or xEMU, the first new flight spacesuit developed by the agency in over 40 years.

EMU: The Extravehicular Mobility Unit has been NASA’s workhorse suit for some 30 years, allowing astronauts to function in Earth orbit and build the ISS. Z-1, Z-2: These prototypes are being ...

including installing a space debris shield and external assistance devices and checking the condition of extravehicular equipment, the agency said. The spacewalk was the 20th carried out by ...

According to the media, these spacesuits will be based on the Exploration model, NASA's Extravehicular Mobility Unit, and are designed to provide greater flexibility and protection in harsh ...

This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on March 21, 2025 shows Shenzhou-19 astronaut Cai Xuzhe leaving China's orbiting space station for extravehicular activities.