Decathlon is primarily a French sporting goods retailer with over 2,082 stores in 79 countries, making it the largest in the world. While primarily focused on retail, Decathlon is involved in the space industry through partnerships, such as with CNES, to develop innovative solutions like European intra-vehicular activity (IVA) spacesuits. Decathlon leverages its research and development centers to contribute to projects related to future space missions.
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The EuroSuit project is being developed by a consortium led by CNES that includes Spartan Space, Medes, and Decathlon.
A consortium led by Spartan Space, with MEDES and Decathlon as partners, completed an initial EuroSuit study in early 2024.
A consortium that included Decathlon developed the European-made intra-vehicular activity suit.
EuroSuit is a prototype European intravehicular activity spacesuit developed under a CNES contract by a consortium that included Decathlon.
The EUROSUIT project is a collaboration between DECATHLON, the French National Centre for Space Studies (CNES), SPARTAN SPACE, and the French Institute for Space Medicine and Physiology (MEDES).
DECATHLON is responsible for the textile and ergonomic design of the EUROSUIT.
DECATHLON plans to conduct tests of the EUROSUIT prototype for onboard activities on the International Space Station (ISS) in 2026.
According to Decathlon's CEO, the suit is designed to be put on or taken off in less than two minutes.
At the end of 2023, the French space agency CNES contracted Spartan Space, the Institute of Space Medicine and Physiology (Medes), and the sports retail chain Decathlon to conduct an initial study on a European space suit for IVA.
CNES awarded Spartan Space, MEDES, and Decathlon a second contract in late 2024 to develop a prototype IVA spacesuit for testing aboard the ISS.
On 14 November, Decathlon CEO Javier López Segovia published the first images of the EuroSuit IVA spacesuit.
In late 2023, the French space agency CNES contracted Spartan Space, the Institute of Space Medicine and Physiology (MEDES), and Decathlon to conduct an initial study for a European IVA spacesuit.