Dustin Gohmert, Orion Crew Survival Systems Project Manager at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, poses for a portrait while wearing the Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suit, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. The Orion suit is designed for a custom fit and incorporates safety technology and mobility features that will help protect astronauts on launch day, in emergency situations, high-risk parts of missions near the Moon, and during the high-speed return to Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Dustin Gohmert, Orion Crew Survival Systems Project Manager at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, poses for a portrait while wearing the Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suit, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. The Orion suit is designed for a custom fit and incorporates safety technology and mobility features that will help protect astronauts on launch day, in emergency situations, high-risk parts of missions near the Moon, and during the high-speed return to Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Dustin Gohmert, Orion Crew Survival Systems Project Manager at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, poses for a portrait while wearing the Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suit, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. The Orion suit is designed for a custom fit and incorporates safety technology and mobility features that will help protect astronauts on launch day, in emergency situations, high-risk parts of missions near the Moon, and during the high-speed return to Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Dustin Gohmert, Orion Crew Survival Systems Project Manager at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, poses for a portrait while wearing the Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suit, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. The Orion suit is designed for a custom fit and incorporates safety technology and mobility features that will help protect astronauts on launch day, in emergency situations, high-risk parts of missions near the Moon, and during the high-speed return to Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA Associate Administrator for the Office of Communications Bettina Inclán moderates a panel discussion with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, and Chris Hansen, Manager of the Extravehicular Activity office at NASA’s Johnson Space Center during the Artemis Generation Spacesuit event, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. The Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU) suit improves on the suits previous worn on the Moon during the Apollo era and those currently in use for spacewalks outside the International Space Station and will be worn by first woman and next man as they explore the Moon as part of the agency’s Artemis program. The Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suit is designed for a custom fit and incorporates safety technology and mobility features that will help protect astronauts on launch day, in emergency situations, high-risk parts of missions near the Moon, and during the high-speed return to Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins answers an audience question during a panel discussion with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and Chris Hansen, Manager of the Extravehicular Activity office at NASA’s Johnson Space Center during the Artemis Generation Spacesuit event, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. The Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU) suit improves on the suits previous worn on the Moon during the Apollo era and those currently in use for spacewalks outside the International Space Station and will be worn by first woman and next man as they explore the Moon as part of the agency’s Artemis program. The Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suit is designed for a custom fit and incorporates safety technology and mobility features that will help protect astronauts on launch day, in emergency situations, high-risk parts of missions near the Moon, and during the high-speed return to Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Chris Hansen, Manager of the Extravehicular Activity Office at NASA’s Johnson Space Center answers an audience question during a panel discussion with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and NASA astronaut Kate Rubins during the Artemis Generation Spacesuit event, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. The Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU) suit improves on the suits previous worn on the Moon during the Apollo era and those currently in use for spacewalks outside the International Space Station and will be worn by first woman and next man as they explore the Moon as part of the agency’s Artemis program. The Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suit is designed for a custom fit and incorporates safety technology and mobility features that will help protect astronauts on launch day, in emergency situations, high-risk parts of missions near the Moon, and during the high-speed return to Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA Associate Administrator for the Office of Communications Bettina Inclán moderates a panel discussion with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, and Chris Hansen, Manager of the Extravehicular Activity office at NASA’s Johnson Space Center during the Artemis Generation Spacesuit event, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. The Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU) suit improves on the suits previous worn on the Moon during the Apollo era and those currently in use for spacewalks outside the International Space Station and will be worn by first woman and next man as they explore the Moon as part of the agency’s Artemis program. The Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suit is designed for a custom fit and incorporates safety technology and mobility features that will help protect astronauts on launch day, in emergency situations, high-risk parts of missions near the Moon, and during the high-speed return to Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Astronaut Rex Walheim uses the Active Response Gravity Offload System (ARGOS) to perform early evaluations of the Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suit in Building 9 of Johnson Space Center in Houston on June 5, 2012. ARGOS is designed to simulate reduced gravity environments, such as lunar, Martian, or microgravity, using a system similar to an overhead bridge crane. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.
Astronaut Rex Walheim uses the Active Response Gravity Offload System (ARGOS) to perform early evaluations of the Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suit in Building 9 of Johnson Space Center in Houston on June 5, 2012. ARGOS is designed to simulate reduced gravity environments, such as lunar, Martian, or microgravity, using a system similar to an overhead bridge crane. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.
Astronaut Rex Walheim uses the Active Response Gravity Offload System (ARGOS) to perform early evaluations of the Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suit in Building 9 of Johnson Space Center in Houston on June 5, 2012. ARGOS is designed to simulate reduced gravity environments, such as lunar, Martian, or microgravity, using a system similar to an overhead bridge crane. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.
Astronaut Rex Walheim uses the Active Response Gravity Offload System (ARGOS) to perform early evaluations of the Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suit in Building 9 of Johnson Space Center in Houston on June 5, 2012. ARGOS is designed to simulate reduced gravity environments, such as lunar, Martian, or microgravity, using a system similar to an overhead bridge crane. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.
Astronaut Rex Walheim uses the Active Response Gravity Offload System (ARGOS) to perform early evaluations of the Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suit in Building 9 of Johnson Space Center in Houston on June 5, 2012. ARGOS is designed to simulate reduced gravity environments, such as lunar, Martian, or microgravity, using a system similar to an overhead bridge crane. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.
Astronaut Rex Walheim uses the Active Response Gravity Offload System (ARGOS) to perform early evaluations of the Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suit in Building 9 of Johnson Space Center in Houston on June 5, 2012. ARGOS is designed to simulate reduced gravity environments, such as lunar, Martian, or microgravity, using a system similar to an overhead bridge crane. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.
Astronaut Rex Walheim uses the Active Response Gravity Offload System (ARGOS) to perform early evaluations of the Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suit in Building 9 of Johnson Space Center in Houston on June 5, 2012. ARGOS is designed to simulate reduced gravity environments, such as lunar, Martian, or microgravity, using a system similar to an overhead bridge crane. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.
Astronaut Rex Walheim uses the Active Response Gravity Offload System (ARGOS) to perform early evaluations of the Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suit in Building 9 of Johnson Space Center in Houston on June 5, 2012. ARGOS is designed to simulate reduced gravity environments, such as lunar, Martian, or microgravity, using a system similar to an overhead bridge crane. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.
Astronaut Rex Walheim uses the Active Response Gravity Offload System (ARGOS) to perform early evaluations of the Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suit in Building 9 of Johnson Space Center in Houston on June 5, 2012. ARGOS is designed to simulate reduced gravity environments, such as lunar, Martian, or microgravity, using a system similar to an overhead bridge crane. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.
Astronaut Rex Walheim uses the Active Response Gravity Offload System (ARGOS) to perform early evaluations of the Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suit in Building 9 of Johnson Space Center in Houston on June 5, 2012. ARGOS is designed to simulate reduced gravity environments, such as lunar, Martian, or microgravity, using a system similar to an overhead bridge crane. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.
Astronaut Rex Walheim uses the Active Response Gravity Offload System (ARGOS) to perform early evaluations of the Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suit in Building 9 of Johnson Space Center in Houston on June 5, 2012. ARGOS is designed to simulate reduced gravity environments, such as lunar, Martian, or microgravity, using a system similar to an overhead bridge crane. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.
Astronaut Rex Walheim uses the Active Response Gravity Offload System (ARGOS) to perform early evaluations of the Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suit in Building 9 of Johnson Space Center in Houston on June 5, 2012. ARGOS is designed to simulate reduced gravity environments, such as lunar, Martian, or microgravity, using a system similar to an overhead bridge crane. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.
Astronaut Rex Walheim uses the Active Response Gravity Offload System (ARGOS) to perform early evaluations of the Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suit in Building 9 of Johnson Space Center in Houston on June 5, 2012. ARGOS is designed to simulate reduced gravity environments, such as lunar, Martian, or microgravity, using a system similar to an overhead bridge crane. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.
Astronaut Rex Walheim uses the Active Response Gravity Offload System (ARGOS) to perform early evaluations of the Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suit in Building 9 of Johnson Space Center in Houston on June 5, 2012. ARGOS is designed to simulate reduced gravity environments, such as lunar, Martian, or microgravity, using a system similar to an overhead bridge crane. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.
Astronaut Rex Walheim uses the Active Response Gravity Offload System (ARGOS) to perform early evaluations of the Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suit in Building 9 of Johnson Space Center in Houston on June 5, 2012. ARGOS is designed to simulate reduced gravity environments, such as lunar, Martian, or microgravity, using a system similar to an overhead bridge crane. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.
Astronaut Rex Walheim uses the Active Response Gravity Offload System (ARGOS) to perform early evaluations of the Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suit in Building 9 of Johnson Space Center in Houston on June 5, 2012. ARGOS is designed to simulate reduced gravity environments, such as lunar, Martian, or microgravity, using a system similar to an overhead bridge crane. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.
Astronaut Rex Walheim uses the Active Response Gravity Offload System (ARGOS) to perform early evaluations of the Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suit in Building 9 of Johnson Space Center in Houston on June 5, 2012. ARGOS is designed to simulate reduced gravity environments, such as lunar, Martian, or microgravity, using a system similar to an overhead bridge crane. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.
Astronaut Rex Walheim uses the Active Response Gravity Offload System (ARGOS) to perform early evaluations of the Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suit in Building 9 of Johnson Space Center in Houston on June 5, 2012. ARGOS is designed to simulate reduced gravity environments, such as lunar, Martian, or microgravity, using a system similar to an overhead bridge crane. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.
Astronaut Rex Walheim uses the Active Response Gravity Offload System (ARGOS) to perform early evaluations of the Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suit in Building 9 of Johnson Space Center in Houston on June 5, 2012. ARGOS is designed to simulate reduced gravity environments, such as lunar, Martian, or microgravity, using a system similar to an overhead bridge crane. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.
Astronaut Rex Walheim uses the Active Response Gravity Offload System (ARGOS) to perform early evaluations of the Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suit in Building 9 of Johnson Space Center in Houston on June 5, 2012. ARGOS is designed to simulate reduced gravity environments, such as lunar, Martian, or microgravity, using a system similar to an overhead bridge crane. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.
Astronaut Rex Walheim uses the Active Response Gravity Offload System (ARGOS) to perform early evaluations of the Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suit in Building 9 of Johnson Space Center in Houston on June 5, 2012. ARGOS is designed to simulate reduced gravity environments, such as lunar, Martian, or microgravity, using a system similar to an overhead bridge crane. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.
Astronaut Rex Walheim uses the Active Response Gravity Offload System (ARGOS) to perform early evaluations of the Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suit in Building 9 of Johnson Space Center in Houston on June 5, 2012. ARGOS is designed to simulate reduced gravity environments, such as lunar, Martian, or microgravity, using a system similar to an overhead bridge crane. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, left, speaks with Dustin Gohmert, Orion Crew Survival Systems Project Manger at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, wearing the Orion Crew Survival System suit, about the suit, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. The Orion suit is designed for a custom fit and incorporates safety technology and mobility features that will help protect astronauts on launch day, in emergency situations, high-risk parts of missions near the Moon, and during the high-speed return to Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, left, speaks with Dustin Gohmert, Orion Crew Survival Systems Project Manager at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, wearing the Orion Crew Survival System suit, about the suit, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. The Orion suit is designed for a custom fit and incorporates safety technology and mobility features that will help protect astronauts on launch day, in emergency situations, high-risk parts of missions near the Moon, and during the high-speed return to Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, left, speaks with Dustin Gohmert, Orion Crew Survival Systems Project Manager at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, wearing the Orion Crew Survival System suit, about the suit, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. The Orion suit is designed for a custom fit and incorporates safety technology and mobility features that will help protect astronauts on launch day, in emergency situations, high-risk parts of missions near the Moon, and during the high-speed return to Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, left, speaks with Dustin Gohmert, Orion Crew Survival Systems Project Manager at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, wearing the Orion Crew Survival System suit, about the suit, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. The Orion suit is designed for a custom fit and incorporates safety technology and mobility features that will help protect astronauts on launch day, in emergency situations, high-risk parts of missions near the Moon, and during the high-speed return to Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronaut Deniz Burnham is seen as she prepares to take part in practicing Artemis recovery procedures during Underway Recovery Test-12 onboard USS Somerset off the coast of California, Friday, March 28, 2025. During the test, NASA and Department of Defense teams are practicing to ensure recovery procedures are validated as NASA plans to send the Artemis II astronauts around the Moon and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronaut Deniz Burnham is seen as she prepares to take part in practicing Artemis recovery procedures during Underway Recovery Test-12 onboard USS Somerset off the coast of California, Friday, March 28, 2025. During the test, NASA and Department of Defense teams are practicing to ensure recovery procedures are validated as NASA plans to send the Artemis II astronauts around the Moon and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronaut Stan Love is seen as he prepares to take part in practicing Artemis recovery procedures during Underway Recovery Test-12 onboard USS Somerset off the coast of California, Friday, March 28, 2025. During the test, NASA and Department of Defense teams are practicing to ensure recovery procedures are validated as NASA plans to send the Artemis II astronauts around the Moon and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronaut Stan Love is seen as he prepares to take part in practicing Artemis recovery procedures during Underway Recovery Test-12 onboard USS Somerset off the coast of California, Friday, March 28, 2025. During the test, NASA and Department of Defense teams are practicing to ensure recovery procedures are validated as NASA plans to send the Artemis II astronauts around the Moon and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, left, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, and Chris Hansen, Manager of the Extravehicular Activity office at NASA’s Johnson Space Center are seen during a panel discussion at the Artemis Generation Spacesuit event, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. The Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU) suit improves on the suits previous worn on the Moon during the Apollo era and those currently in use for spacewalks outside the International Space Station and will be worn by first woman and next man as they explore the Moon as part of the agency’s Artemis program. The Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suit is designed for a custom fit and incorporates safety technology and mobility features that will help protect astronauts on launch day, in emergency situations, high-risk parts of missions near the Moon, and during the high-speed return to Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine delivers opening remarks at the Artemis Generations Spacesuit event, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. The Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU) suit improves on the suits previous worn on the Moon during the Apollo era and those currently in use for spacewalks outside the International Space Station and will be worn by first woman and next man as they explore the Moon as part of the agency’s Artemis program. The Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suit is designed for a custom fit and incorporates safety technology and mobility features that will help protect astronauts on launch day, in emergency situations, high-risk parts of missions near the Moon, and during the high-speed return to Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA and Department of Defense teams familiarize themselves with the pressure suits the Artemis II crew will be wearing when they return from their mission during Underway Recovery Test-12 onboard USS Somerset off the coast of California, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. During the test, NASA and Department of Defense teams are practicing to ensure recovery procedures are validated as NASA plans to send Artemis II astronauts around the Moon and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA and Department of Defense teams familiarize themselves with the pressure suits the Artemis II crew will be wearing when they return from their mission during Underway Recovery Test-12 onboard USS Somerset off the coast of California, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. During the test, NASA and Department of Defense teams are practicing to ensure recovery procedures are validated as NASA plans to send Artemis II astronauts around the Moon and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Amy Ross, a spacesuit engineer at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, left, and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, second from left, watch as Kristine Davis, a spacesuit engineer at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, wearing a ground prototype of NASA’s new Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU), and Dustin Gohmert, Orion Crew Survival Systems Project Manager at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, wearing the Orion Crew Survival System suit, right, wave after being introduced by the administrator, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. The xEMU suit improves on the suits previous worn on the Moon during the Apollo era and those currently in use for spacewalks outside the International Space Station and will be worn by first woman and next man as they explore the Moon as part of the agency’s Artemis program. The Orion suit is designed for a custom fit and incorporates safety technology and mobility features that will help protect astronauts on launch day, in emergency situations, high-risk parts of missions near the Moon, and during the high-speed return to Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano is seen as he prepares to take part in practicing Artemis recovery procedures during Underway Recovery Test-12 onboard USS Somerset off the coast of California, Friday, March 28, 2025. During the test, NASA and Department of Defense teams are practicing to ensure recovery procedures are validated as NASA plans to send the Artemis II astronauts around the Moon and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronaut and Artemis II pilot Victor Glover, right, speaks to ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano, left, and NASA astronaut Stan Love as they prepare to take part in practicing Artemis recovery procedures during Underway Recovery Test-12 onboard USS Somerset off the coast of California, Friday, March 28, 2025. During the test, NASA and Department of Defense teams are practicing to ensure recovery procedures are validated as NASA plans to send the Artemis II astronauts around the Moon and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)