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Prada and Axiom Space together to design NASA's next generation spacesuits

Innovative partnership between a luxury Italian fashion house and a commercial space company.

Axiom Space, architect of the world's first commercial space station, announces a collaboration with Prada for the Artemis III mission.

The newly developed space suit was born from the partnership between Prada and Axiom space. The Artemis mission is scheduled for 2025, and will be the first crewed moon landing since Apollo 17 in 1972. Artemis will be the first mission to put a woman on the Moon.

Prada engineers will work alongside the Axiom Space Systems team throughout the design process, developing solutions for materials and design features to protect against the unique challenge of space and the lunar environment.

The innovative AxEMU custom glove design will enable astronauts to work with specialized tools to meet exploration needs and expand scientific opportunities.
Credit: Axiom Space

The AxEMU Spacesuit

The AxEMU spacesuit will provide astronauts with advanced capabilities for space exploration, while providing NASA with the commercially developed human systems needed to access, live and work on and around the Moon. Evolution of the Exploration spacesuit design Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU) from NASA, Axiom Space spacesuits are created to provide greater flexibility, greater protection to withstand the hostile environment, and specialized tools for exploration and scientific opportunities. Using innovative technologies and designs, these spacesuits will enable greater exploration of the lunar surface than ever before.

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Shown here is the current white cover layer of the Prada Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit prototype.
Credit: Axiom Space

The development of these next-generation spacesuits represents a significant milestone in advancing space exploration and enabling a deeper understanding of the Moon, the solar system and beyond.

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