This is what NASA's new spacesuit looks like. It can withstand the extreme cold at the moon's south pole

New spacesuits that are supposed to be used during the first flight of NASA's Artemis program to the moon in 2026 have been unveiled.

The white, gray and red high-tech outfit contains lights, a camera, communication and feeding equipment. They can handle the extreme cold that prevails at the moon's south pole and on the shadowed side of the celestial body, NPR reported. The suits are intended to be more flexible and safer than those used before.

Axiom Space in collaboration with Prada

Behind the clothes is the aerospace company Axiom Space in collaboration with the Italian luxury brand Prada. The suit was unveiled at an event in Milan this week.

No human has landed on the moon since the Apollo program launched by the United States in the years 1968 to 1972, when twelve Americans walked on the surface of the celestial body. But the Moon is once again back in focus as a desirable stop for further space exploration, with its sights set on Mars.

The goal of the United States' new Artemis lunar program is for humans to reach the Moon again in just over 50 years, with the aim of enabling a longer presence there.

According to Axiom, the new suit has essentially been fully developed. It must have been tested in a pressure-adaptive simulator.