Earlier this year, NASA unveiled a new line of spacesuits for the Artemis III mission.
Luxury fashion house Prada will design next-generation spacesuits for the American space agency NASA. According to the BBCthe Italian brand has teamed up with private company Axiom Space to create the new range of space suits. They will be used in Artemis Mission III, which NASA plans to put boots on the moon, the outlet said. The mission will be launched in 2025. In a press release, Axiom said Prada said they would bring materials and manufacturing expertise to the project.
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“Prada has significant experience with different types of composite fabrics and may even be able to make real technical contributions to the outer layers of the new space suit,” said Professor Jeffrey Hoffman, who flew five NASA missions and completed four spacewalks. the BBC.
However, he added that these spacesuits won’t be luxurious because in extreme environments like space, maintaining a good thermal environment is really critical.
“A space suit is basically like a miniature spacecraft. It has to provide pressure and oxygen and keep you at a reasonable temperature,” Professor Hoffman said.
The new spacesuits are expected to provide astronauts with advanced capabilities for space exploration.
“Prada’s technical expertise in raw materials, manufacturing techniques and innovative design concepts will deliver cutting-edge technologies that will be instrumental not only in ensuring the comfort of astronauts on the lunar surface, but also in providing the much-needed human factors missing from older spacesuits” , the company said. chef Michael Suffredini was quoted by The independent.
These suits are expected to give astronauts greater range of motion and flexibility to explore more of the lunar landscape than on previous missions.
Earlier this year, NASA unveiled the prototype design for the Artemis III space suits.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has been chosen to take the astronauts to the moon for human landings on Earth’s satellite. They will be returned to Earth after a few weeks on the moon’s surface.