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How NASA designed the Artemis II space suits for a worst-case scenario

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02.04.2026

How NASA designed the Artemis II space suits for a worst-case scenario

For its return to the moon, NASA designed a suit that can keep astronauts alive for six days should the Orion spaceship fail.

[Photos: Joel Kowsky/NASA, Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images]

“Houston, we have a problem.”

The misquoted phrase is so ingrained in popular culture that it has become the standard comeback to any unexpected mishap. It’s also the last phrase NASA’s Artemis II mission control wants to hear in the coming days because, unlike those of us........

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