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NASA's new space suits may not be ready for the 2028 moon landing. The agency's office of inspector general warned in a report published on monday that the suits being developed by houston-based axiom space inc. might not be ready until 2031. By loren grush april 20, 2026 | 09:21 PM bloomberg - according to a new U.S. government audit, NASA may not have the new lunar space suits ready by the time the agency hopes to send humans back to the moon in 2028. The agency's office of inspector general warned in a report published on monday that the suits being developed by axiom space inc., based in houston, might not be ready until 2031 if the company experiences typical delays from past space suit development. The report indicated that, based on historical comparisons, space suits can take nearly nine years to develop, from when contracts are signed until they are ready for space demonstrations. NASA awarded axiom space a contract in 2022 to develop space suits for the agency's artemis program, which aims to send humans back to the moon. The following year, axiom announced a partnership with italian fashion company prada spa to manufacture the space suits. Axiom did not immediately respond to a request for comments. Read more at bloomberg.com.
