Italian luxury fashion house Prada and space startup company Axiom Space unveiled the designs for a spacesuit that will be worn by NASA astronauts in a moon landing set for 2026. NASA says the mission “will mark humanity’s first return to the lunar surface in more than 50 years.”
The Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) suit was unveiled at the International Astronautical Congress in Milan on Wednesday and features Prada’s distinctive “Linea Rossa” red lines on the forearms as well as grey patches on the knees and elbows.
“I’m very proud of the result we’re showing today, which is just the first step in a long-term collaboration with Axiom Space,” Prada’s Chief Marketing Officer Lorenzo Bertelli said in a statement.
According to Axiom Space, the suit is made to withstand extremely high temperatures at the lunar south poleand the coldest temperatures in the permanently shadowed regions for at least …