As a trusted industry leader and provider of astronaut space suits for NASA throughout history, Collins Aerospace now delivers a fully redesigned, adaptable, next generation space suit for tomorrow’s crewed missions.
The latest suit, designed by astronauts for astronauts, balances the most innovative engineering and advanced technology available with optimized mobility and size accommodation – fitting the 1st to 99th percentile of body types – for increased comfort, situational awareness and mission task capability.
Our high-performance suit, also called the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU), is the world’s smallest spacecraft. Its core design makes it 90 percent extensible across space missions to low-Earth orbit, the Moon and Mars with a common logistics footprint.
And with missions to the Moon and Mars planned for the near future, the Collins next generation EMU is the right choice when it comes to keeping future astronauts and commercial passengers well, comfortable and ready for space travel – wherever their explorations may lead.
360 degrees of innovation
Next-Generation Space Suit
World's smallest human spacecraft
Contains life support components, including oxygen supply, electrical power, ventilation and hydration. Worn under the suit, a liquid cooling and ventilation garment assists astronauts with regulating body temperature during spacewalks.
Extreme protection
Controls temperature fluctuating from -280°F to +170°F.
Stops micrometeoroids
Utilizes a puncture-resistant outer layer to protect from micrometeoroids traveling at 17,000 miles per hour.
Advanced cooling system
Portable Life Support System (PLSS) uses advanced biomedical materials to enable a smaller, lighter water-cooling device to regulate body temperature.
Lighter, unmatched comfort
Less weight, more range of motion allows for more mobility and diverse mission tasks accomplished.
Less dust accumulated
Pressure Garment Suit (PGS) with dust mitigation technology adjusts to the harsh atmospheric conditions of space while allowing for less foreign objects to re-enter the spacecraft.
Modern avionics and informatics
Easy to use system allows astronauts to control and monitor key suit systems while ensuring safety and comfort.
Designed by astronauts for astronauts
Our Next-Generation Space Suit was designed in collaboration with our team of astronauts who know firsthand the demands of space.
Flexible for commercial applications
Collins Aerospace, along with teammates ILC Dover and Oceaneering, has been selected to develop NASA's Next Generation Space Suit for the International Space Station.
Over 50 years of exploration
Collins Aerospace has been enabling human exploration in space for over 50 years, supporting over 140 spacewalkers and over 117 missions on the moon and in low earth orbit.
Revolutionary CO2 removal
Portable Life Support System (PLSS) has breakthrough carbon dioxide and humidity removal technology that perpetually regenerates oxygen, enabling extended-duration missions, reduced dependency on resupply and significantly reduced crew maintenance time.
Putting boots back on the moon
Collins Aerospace, along with teammates ILC Dover and Oceaneering, has been selected to produce NASA’s next-generation spacesuit, which astronauts could wear when working outside the International Space Station and – within the next decade – on the moon and beyond.
Gender and body-type agnostic
Accommodates the 1st – 99th percentile of human population size, allowing for the greatest astronaut diversity ever!
360 degrees of innovation
Next-Generation Space Suit
World's smallest human spacecraft
Contains life support components, including oxygen supply, electrical power, ventilation and hydration. Worn under the suit, a liquid cooling and ventilation garment assists astronauts with regulating body temperature during spacewalks.
Extreme protection
Controls temperature fluctuating from -280°F to +170°F.
Stops micrometeoroids
Utilizes a puncture-resistant outer layer to protect from micrometeoroids traveling at 17,000 miles per hour.
Advanced cooling system
Portable Life Support System (PLSS) uses advanced biomedical materials to enable a smaller, lighter water-cooling device to regulate body temperature.
Lighter, unmatched comfort
Less weight, more range of motion allows for more mobility and diverse mission tasks accomplished.
Less dust accumulated
Pressure Garment Suit (PGS) with dust mitigation technology adjusts to the harsh atmospheric conditions of space while allowing for less foreign objects to re-enter the spacecraft.
Modern avionics and informatics
Easy to use system allows astronauts to control and monitor key suit systems while ensuring safety and comfort.
Designed by astronauts for astronauts
Our Next-Generation Space Suit was designed in collaboration with our team of astronauts who know firsthand the demands of space.
Flexible for commercial applications
Collins Aerospace, along with teammates ILC Dover and Oceaneering, has been selected to develop NASA's Next Generation Space Suit for the International Space Station.
Over 50 years of exploration
Collins Aerospace has been enabling human exploration in space for over 50 years, supporting over 140 spacewalkers and over 117 missions on the moon and in low earth orbit.
Revolutionary CO2 removal
Portable Life Support System (PLSS) has breakthrough carbon dioxide and humidity removal technology that perpetually regenerates oxygen, enabling extended-duration missions, reduced dependency on resupply and significantly reduced crew maintenance time.
Putting boots back on the moon
Collins Aerospace, along with teammates ILC Dover and Oceaneering, has been selected to produce NASA’s next-generation spacesuit, which astronauts could wear when working outside the International Space Station and – within the next decade – on the moon and beyond.
Gender and body-type agnostic
Accommodates the 1st – 99th percentile of human population size, allowing for the greatest astronaut diversity ever!
Next-Generation Space Suit
