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The Skeptics Guide #923 - Mar 18 2023

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

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Axiom Spacesuits - NASA's Last Spacesuit

NASA was developing a space suit for the Artemis Moon missions on their own. They weren't going to be able to have them ready for the Artemis 3 launch, which was absolutely necessary. So NASA realized that they needed to choose a contractor to finish a usable spacesuit. Axiom was chosen in September of 2022, and they have their prototype done today. The company completed it for $228 million, but it looks completely different than the NASA suit.

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