The person wearing Prada is not a devil, this time he is an astronaut! The Italian fashion boutique announced its first cooperation with commercial space company Axiom Space to design lunar spacesuits for NASA’s Artemis III mission, so that astronauts can wear Prada on the moon!
Prada crosses over into outer space! The first women’s boutique space suit will be launched in 2025
It’s not surprising that fashion brands collaborate with many companies or sports teams to design uniforms, but this time Prada crosses over into outer space, and its cooperation plan with the commercial space company Axiom Space is really surprising, and this is NASA’s Artemis III mission is expected to be launched in 2025 and will be the first mission to land a female astronaut on the moon.
But among so many fashion boutiques, how could you find Prada? “We are excited to partner with Prada on the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit,” said Michael Suffredini, President and CEO of Axiom Space. “Prada’s technical expertise in raw materials, manufacturing technologies and innovative design concepts will ensure The comfort of astronauts on the lunar surface, and the factors that traditional space suits lack, bring advanced technology.” It is because of Prada’s mastery of clothing fabrics and the development of innovative technologies and materials in design, including For example, the brand’s most classic lightweight Prada nylon bag has introduced environmentally friendly recycled nylon materials in recent years, or many Prada shoes and clothing designs on the show also use innovative technology to open up our new imagination of clothing materials, let Axiom Space find Going to this Italian fashion boutique is not just to create a buzz, but to come from Prada’s real strength in clothing for more than ten years!
Wearing clothes in space is not as easy as designing ordinary fashion uniforms. Prada engineers and the Axiom Space system team will work together throughout the design process to research solutions for materials and design features to cope with the special environments of space and the moon. challenges brought about.
And why did space suits arouse Prada’s interest? Lorenzo Bertelli, Prada Group Marketing Director, said: “Prada’s continuous forward-looking thinking for mankind has expanded to its desire for adventure and courage: space.” He shared that he was honored to participate in this historic mission with Axiom Space. He also mentioned that “our decades of experimentation, cutting-edge technology and design efforts, starting with Luna Rossa’s participation in the America’s Cup in the 1990s, will now be applied to the design of space suits in the Artemis era. This is a testament to human creativity and innovation. A true celebration of the progress of civilization.”
Everyone is curious and looking forward to how this dress will look like, but it is understood that this space suit jointly developed by Axiom Space and Prada will be based on NASA’s Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU) space suit design, providing more With maximum flexibility, greater protection against harsh environments, and equipped with specialized tools for exploration and scientific activities, the space suit will enable broader lunar exploration than ever before.
