Prada To Design NASA’s New Moon Suit
BBC | 10/6/23NASA astronauts will be flying in style, with luxury fashion designer Prada helping design space suits for the 2025 Moon mission.
The Italian fashion house will work to design the suits alongside another private company, Axiom Space.
In a press release, Axiom said Prada would bring expertise with materials and manufacturing to the project.
One astronaut told the BBC he thought Prada was up to the challenge due to their design experience.
That experience has been built not only on the catwalks of Milan but also through Prada’s involvement in the America’s Cup sailing competition.
“Prada has considerable experience with various types of composite fabrics and may actually be able to make some real technical contributions to the outer layers of the new space suit,” according to Professor Jeffrey Hoffman, who flew five Nasa missions and has carried out four spacewalks.
But he said people should not expect to see astronauts in “paisley spacesuits or any fancy patterns like that. Maintaining a good thermal environment is really the critical thing”.
“A spacesuit is really like a miniature spacecraft. It has to provide pressure, oxygen, keep you at a reasonable temperature,” he added.
There’s a 2025 moon mission? But they can’t complete a border fence?
… the spiked heels will cause problems walking on the dust-covered lunar surface…
… the plunging neckline may cause exposure issues…
I heard Victoria’s Secret is designing a negligee type space suit for the female astronauts that is out of this world.
Prada To Design NASA’s New Moon Suit. Possible Repercussions: …
My Stars and garters!! Whatever will the Devil wear?
Prada To Design NASA’s New Moon Suit. Possible Repercussions: …
I’ll not be impressed until I see red soles on the boots.
… the low waistline may create an unintentional “moonshot “…
… that Biden nuclear waste guy might steal them from the airport.
… when they were headed to The Sea of TrannyQuality.
The Red Carpet to be replaced by the Red Planet? Paparazzi life just got upleveled.
Politicians will now have an excuse to dump billions of taxpayer dollars into the world of high fashion. AOC is absolutely giddy to go to Milan, unless Boebert is going too.
Hopefully no more “Mom Jeans” for the leaders of our country. Seriously, how did Obama convince black people he was cool?
Prada To Design NASA’s New Moon Suit. Possible Repercussions: …
Might turn into a Hugo Bossing.
From Axiom’s website (and if you visit NASA Huntsville, you will see similar information) https://www.axiomint.com/playtex-and-the-space-suit/
These spacesuits are only good for 18 hours?
At least the launch vehicles should lift and separate.
…the moon will be gay and Iran will nuke it.
NO!!!! IMAO MUST NUKE IT FIRST!
It’s the first time Michelle Obama’s been Prada this country.
Real Hoboken, NJ men will take umbrage at having their parachute pants and Members Only jackets repurposed after last years tragic fire at Chess King.
Snootyness of Anna Wintour going galactic may make Pluto feel even more insecure.
Who arranged for this, was there any type of open bidding process, and can we see the money, where it went, who got what?