Axiom Space Partners Prada for Lunar Spacesuits

Axiom Space has announced a collaboration with Prada on NASA’s lunar spacesuits for the Artemis III mission. As a result, …
Axiom Space Partners Prada for Lunar Spacesuits
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The new AxEMU custom glove design. Credit: Axiom Space

Ibadan, 5 October 2023 – Axiom Space has announced a collaboration with Prada on NASA’s lunar spacesuits for the Artemis III mission. As a result, Prada’s 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 AxEMU spacesuit will provide astronauts with advanced capabilities for space exploration while offering NASA commercially developed human systems needed to access, live and work on and around the Moon. Evolving NASA’s Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU) spacesuit design, the Axiom Space spacesuits will provide increased flexibility, greater protection to withstand the harsh environment, and specialized tools for exploration and scientific opportunities. Using innovative technologies and design, these spacesuits will enable greater exploration of the lunar surface than ever before.

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“The constantly forward-thinking ethos of Prada for humanity has broadened to his desire of adventure and to brave new horizons: space,” said Lorenzo Bertelli, Prada Group Marketing Director. “Our decades of experimentation, cutting-edge technology and design know-how – which started back in the ‘90s with Luna Rossa challenging for the America’s Cup – will now apply to the design of a spacesuit for the Artemis era. It is a true celebration of the power of human creativity and innovation to advance civilization.”

Likewise, Michael Suffredini, CEO of Axiom Space, added, “Prada’s technical expertise with raw materials, manufacturing techniques, and innovative design concepts will bring advanced technologies instrumental in ensuring not only the comfort of astronauts on the lunar surface but also the much-needed human factors considerations absent from legacy spacesuits.”

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