Posted on 10/06/2023 2:28:13 PM PDT by algore
Nasa 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.
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Prada has tons of experience with high performance composite textiles from it's Luna Rossa yacht racing programs
NASA, “not a serious agency.”
Is this the 2025 moon mission that used to be the 2024 moon mission before it was the 2022 moon mission before it was the 2010 moon mission?
lol.
NASA is the dog ate my homework agency.
I thought they said Pravda. Probably a better choice.
I thought it was a Mohammadan Outreach Agency. At which case, we’ll be returning to the moon around 3500 or 3600 A.D.
No, it sounds homosexual to me. Gay is being in a state of happiness. It has nothing to do with being queer. We need to stop allowing the faggot-filled media to redefine words and to ban the use of other words.
Better Prada than Hugo Boss, I suppose.
This is what happens when you have women involved in the decision making.
Space suits should be functional first... but I guess we want something that looks ground breaking and will win accolades from the fashionistas.
Instead of paying someone $$ to design just watch a space movie; there have been multitudes of those produced for decades.
Copy a space suit design you like and appears functional. It will save time and money.
Hollywood has done the heavy lifting already.
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