Prada Unveils 'Liquid Cooling' Inner-Layer Garment for NASA's Moon Astronauts with Knitted-In Ventilation Tubes
SUMMARYPrada unveiled a body-hugging Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment for NASA astronauts headed to the moon, developed with Houston-based Axiom Space. The inner-layer suit uses ventilation tubes knitted into the fabric and was displayed on a mannequin at Prada’s Manhattan store. The collaboration builds on Prada’s earlier work on a NASA spacesuit expected for the Artemis 4 lunar landing in 2028.
Italian fashion house Prada "unveiled on Sunday the inner-layer garment set to be worn by NASA astronauts heading to the moon," reports Reuters.
"The body-hugging suit, created in collaboration with Houston-based space infrastructure developer Axiom Space, features ventilation tubes knitted into the garment."
Expertise for developing space exploration products "can come from lots of seemingly unrelated industries," said Jonathan Cirtain, CEO of Axiom Space... The new product follows Prada's splashy foray into space fashion in 2024 with the unveiling of a spacesuit that is expected to be used for NASA's anticipated Artemis 4 moon landing in 2028...
Other fashion and apparel companies have jumped on the space bandwagon. Under Armour has partnered with spaceflight company Virgin Galactic to create space apparel, while Columbia Sportswear has worked with space exploration company Intuitive Machines on space fabric technology.
The new "Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment" was displayed on a mannequin at an event at Prada's Manhattan store.