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2025

Photograph, Axiom Space conducting an endurance test on the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU)

This is a Photograph. It was photographed by Christopher Payne and subject: Axiom Space.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Christopher Payne as part of Made in America: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne.

It is dated 2025. Its medium is digital pigment print. It is a part of the Exhibitions department.


The AxEMU will be worn by astronauts returning to the lunar surface on NASA’s Artemis III mission. The spacesuit is tested for mobility, endurance, and performance using a treadmill.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 135.9 × 101.6 cm (53 1/2 × 40 in.) H x W (framed dimensions): 141 × 106.7 cm (55 1/2 × 42 in.)

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Made in America: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne.

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