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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.
On November 14, Decathlon's CEO Javier López Segovia published the first images of the suit, describing the project as a union of space exploration, science, medicine, and sports.
On 14 November, Decathlon CEO Javier López Segovia published the first images of the EuroSuit IVA spacesuit.
CNES awarded Spartan Space, MEDES, and Decathlon a second contract in late 2024 to develop a prototype IVA spacesuit for testing aboard the ISS.
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.
The Day One general session at AU 2020 featured Autodesk President and CEO Andrew Anagnost, BDP Engineering Principal James Hepburn, Decathlon Advanced Design Project Leader Charles Cambianica, and LAIKA Studios VFX Supervisor Steve Emerson.