You're half right. The original contractors messed up, and SpaceX volunteered to

May 4, 2024
10:44:44pm

RedHeadedStranger Playmaker

adapt their existing flight suit. So SpaceX wasn't the problem here.

NASA’s new space suits are delayed, making a 2024 Moon landing “not feasible”

NASA’s development for its new astronaut space suits will be nearly two years late and preclude its effort to land humans on the Moon by 2024, an inspector general report released on August 10th found.

https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/10/22618275/nasa-spacesuits-delay-inspector-general-report-2024-artemis

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SpaceX’s Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Suit.

Tesla Coug Lord of the Manor

May 4, 7:41pm

It’s like $1 billion for 1 suit right?? Terrible waste of funds or money launder

SwanSong

May 4, 8:22pm

RE: It’s like $1 billion for 1 suit right?? Terrible waste of funds or money launder

Tesla Coug

May 4, 8:25pm

You're half right. The original contractors messed up, and SpaceX volunteered to

RedHeadedStranger

May 4, 10:44pm

You should check what free market means

beantownblue

May 4, 8:32pm

The “government” hasn’t “created” any spacesuits before.

beantownblue

May 4, 8:37pm

The Polaris Program has been funded by SpaceX and Jared Isaacman. NASA didn’t come into the picture until the

NASA’s new space suits are delayed, making a 2024 Moon landing “not feasible”

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