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PICTURE SHOWS: Amy Ross, a spacesuit engineer at NASA???s Johnson Space Center, left, and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, second from left, watch as Kristine Davis, a spacesuit engineer at NASA???s Johnson Space Center, wearing a ground prototype of NASA???s new Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU), and Dustin Gohmert, Orion Crew Survival Systems Project Manager at NASA???s Johnson Space Center, wearing the Orion Crew Survival System suit, right, wave after being introduced by the administrator, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. The xEMU suit improves on the suits previous worn on the Moon during the Apollo era and those currently in use for spacewalks outside the International Space Station and will be worn by first woman and next man as they explore the Moon as part of the agency???s Artemis program. The Orion suit is designed for a custom fit and incorporates safety technology and mobility features that will help protect astronauts on launch day, in emergency situations, high-risk parts of missions near the Moon, and during the high-speed return to Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky) ... STORY COPY: NASA have taken the opportunity to highlight that they are not just about leaving the Earth???s atmosphere with a look back at 100 images documenting the 2019 work of the NASA Headquarters photo team. Here are some highlights of their pictorial choices. Where: Washington, District Of Columbia, United States When: 15 Oct 2019 Credit: NASA/Cover Images **Editorial use only**