Sunday, October 20, 2024

Meanwhile at NASA: New Artemis III Mission Spacesuit Designed By Prada

From United Press International (also on blogroll at right), October 16:

A new spacesuit for NASA's Artemis III mission to the moon in September 2026 was unveiled Wednesday in Milan, Italy, featuring a "next-generation design" by Axiom Space and luxury fashion house Prada.

"Today marks a significant step on the path towards returning humans to the surface of the moon," Russell Ralston, executive vice president of extravehicular activity at Axiom, told reporters

Axiom and Prada unveiled the design of the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit -- or AxEMU -- suit Wednesday at the International Astronautical Congress in Milan.

"Our elite teams have redefined spacesuit development, establishing new pathways to innovative solutions and applying a state-of-the-art design approach for the AxEMU," said Matt Ondler, Axiom Space president....

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