[2] FFD was awarded a Phase I SBIR in 2011 and developed pressure garment glove technology under this contract.

[1] In December 2014, Final Frontier Design obtained an official Space Act Agreement with NASA.

Final Frontier Design was founded in 2010 [4] by "artist and designer" Ted Southern, a former Eyebeam resident,[5] and his partner Nikolay Moiseev, "a Russian mechanical engineer," with the intent to "craft affordable yet highly capable spacesuits for a burgeoning commercial spaceflight industry.

[8] Final Frontier Design is building its third-generation spacesuit, according to the NASA flight certification standards.

[9] The pair took to Kickstarter in June 2012 to raise money for the design and construction of a prototype commercial space suit for intra-vehicular travel — meaning activities that take place inside a spacecraft.