Prada, the Italian luxury fashion house, has recently entered the space industry through a partnership with Axiom Space. As part of this collaboration, Prada is contributing its expertise in materials and design to develop NASA's next-generation lunar spacesuits for the Artemis III mission, planned for 2026. Prada's engineers are working alongside Axiom Space to create innovative solutions for the suits, focusing on astronaut comfort, protection, and functionality in the harsh lunar environment. This marks a significant step for Prada, applying its technical skills from projects like the Luna Rossa sailing team to the challenges of space exploration.
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Axiom Space and Prada have unveiled the inner cooling and ventilation layer of the next-generation lunar spacesuit for NASA astronauts.
Prada contributed engineered knitting, advanced 3D modeling techniques, and specialized fibers for repeated use across long-duration missions to the Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment.
Axiom Space and Prada unveiled the AxEMU’s outer shell in 2024.
Axiom Space and Prada unveiled the Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment in New York City on June 7.
Axiom Space and Prada first announced their collaboration in 2023.
On June 7, 2026, Axiom Space and Prada unveiled the Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment for the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuit.
Axiom Space and Prada previously worked on the outer layer of the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuit before developing the Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment.
Prada contributed engineered knitting, innovative design concepts, advanced product development, three-dimensional modeling, and specialized fiber sourcing to the Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment.
Axiom Space is partnering with Prada on suit design.
At the previous IAC, Axiom Space unveiled a spacesuit designed in collaboration with the fashion brand Prada.
Axiom Space partnered with Italian luxury brand Prada in 2023 to progress development of the AxEMU lunar suit.
Axiom Space and Prada announced on 2023-10-04 that they would collaborate on spacesuits Axiom is developing for use on NASA Artemis missions.
Axiom Space plans to start using the Prada-collaborated spacesuit on Artemis 3 in 2025.