Buckle up, future Moon tourists: NASA’s shiny new Artemis moonwalker outfits weigh as much as a small fridge (300 pounds!), turn simple falls into full-on slapstick “jumping pushup” emergencies, and might leave astronauts exhausted after one EVA—like wearing a marshmallow costume to run a marathon in low gravity. A retired astronaut basically said, “Yeah, they’re better than Apollo… but people are gonna be tumbling like drunk penguins and struggling to stand back up without pulling a muscle.” So while we’re all hyped for boots on lunar soil, the real entertainment might be watching highly trained space pros flop around in suits that sound like a bad gym membership gone wrong.
NASA’s Moon Spacesuits Are Plagued With Issues
