Italian fashion house Prada has teamed with Axiom Space to create the suits that will be utilised by NASA astronauts taking part in the upcoming Artemis III mission.
Artemis III marks the first time the famed American space agency has sent personnel back to the lunar surface since 1972.
Executives from both organisations have confirmed these Prada spacesuits are part of an ongoing โlong-term collaboration.โ
Prada and Axiom Space have revealed the final design of their Artemis III spacesuit: set to be worn by NASA astronauts who are returning to the moon for the first time in over five decades.
Slated for 2025, this crewed lunar excursion โ the first of its kind since Apollo 17 โ also marks the inaugural partnership between a provider of commercial space systems and Miuccia Pradaโs eponymous fashion house.
According to details provided during yesterdayโs International Astronautical Congress in Milan, the basis for this collaboration is Axiomโs Extravehicular Mobility Unit.
Codenamed the โAxEMU,โ that design is itself a legacy product โ conceived around NASA systems that โwill enable more exploration of the lunar surface than ever before.โ
As for Prada, the Italian powerhouse has been in a unique position to bring its characteristic strain of forward-thinking design into outer space as explained by Lorenzo Bertelli, the brandโs Group Marketing Director.
Pictured: The first clear and unobscured images of the new Axiom x Prada spacesuits, which feature โhigh-performanceโ sewing techniques and red Linea Rossa-style motifs.
โIโm very proud of the resultโฆ which is just the first step in a long-term collaboration with Axiom Space,โ says Bertelli. โWeโve shared our expertise on high-performance materials, features and sewing techniques, and we learned a lot.โ
For the rest of us who wonโt be float-hopping on Earthโs favourite natural satellite anytime soon, you can still get a taste of Prada โperformancewearโ by exploring all of the latest releases in its Linea Rossa diffusion.
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