NASA photographer Josh Valcarcel captured Zena Cardman in a pose evocative of one of the first female astronaut's portraits.

NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, who is assigned to fly to the International Space Station later this year, is captured wearing an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) spacesuit in this stark black and ...

Narrator: This isn't your traditional bathing suit. It's actually NASA's Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or xEMU, the first new flight spacesuit developed by the agency in over 40 years.

As such, development of what would eventually be the Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU) dates back to at least 2005 when it was part of the ultimately canceled Constellation program.

According to the media, these spacesuits will be based on the Exploration model, NASA's Extravehicular Mobility Unit, and are designed to provide greater flexibility and protection in harsh ...

including installing a space debris shield and external assistance devices and checking the condition of extravehicular equipment, the agency said. The spacewalk was the 20th carried out by ...

This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on March 21, 2025 shows Shenzhou-19 astronaut Cai Xuzhe leaving China's orbiting space station for extravehicular activities.