PROVIDENCE, R.I. — When scientists are trying to figure out how to live in near-isolation in a dome to simulate a Mars mission, the last thing they’ll need is an ill-fitting space suit. So one ...

NASA chose to send to Mars a piece of polycarbonate helmet visor, a cut-resistant material used for the palms of astronaut gloves called Vectran, two bits of Teflon with dust-repelling properties ...

First the moon, then Mars. Exactly how NASA’s current spacesuit design will evolve for future Mars missions depends first on how it works out on upcoming missions to the moon.

NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars in 2021 to search for signs of ancient microbial life and to help scientists understand the planet's climate and geography. But another key objective is to ...

When NASA’s Perseverance rover touches down on Mars in February 2021, it will carry with it the first-ever spacesuit samples to land on the Red Planet. The materials will be exposed to the ...

While spacesuit designers are focused on the future — NASA aims to get people to the vicinity of Mars by the mid-2030s — they're also looking to the past for inspiration.

READ MORE: NASA's Perseverance Rover Will Carry First Spacesuit Materials to Mars [NASA] More on SHERLOC: Here's Why NASA's Next Rover is Bringing a Mars Rock Back to Mars. Share This Article.

NASA’s newly revealed Z-2 space suit is the second mock-up of a suit that NASA hopes will eventually protect explorers walking on Mars or drilling into an asteroid.

NASA has revealed its next prototype spacesuit, the Z-2, a glowing electroluminescent suit that the space agency will use to test technologies for its eventual manned mission to Mars.

A NASA spacesuit engineer wore the xEMU on stage with the suit under pressure. She showed off her ability to reach across herself, wiggle her fingers, and squat down to pick up a rock off the floor.

Meet the xEMU spacesuit, and a new pumpkin suit for Orion, too. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. WASHINGTON — NASA on ...