Artemis moon suit designed by Axiom Space and Prada revealed in Milan (photos)

Houston -based spaceflight services company Axiom Space and Prada have revealed the outer layer of the spacesuit to be worn on NASA 's first Artemis mission to land humans on the moon.

The suit has been designed to support moonwalks lasting at least eight hours and endure the coldest temperatures in the permanently shadowed regions for at least two hours .

NASA awarded the company a $228 million task order in 2022 to provide the suits for the Artemis 3 mission.

He previously developed online content for the National Space Society and Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin , helped establish the space tourism company Space Adventures and currently serves on the History Committee of the American Astronautical Society , the advisory committee for The Mars Generation and leadership board of For All Moonkind . In 2009 , he was inducted into the U.S. Space Camp Hall of Fame in Huntsville , Alabama . In 2021 , he was honored by the American Astronautical Society with the Ordway Award for Sustained Excellence in Spaceflight History..