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NASA Will Do Space in Style With the Prada Axiom Spacesuit
In Milan, the fashion house and Axiom Space have revealed how astronauts will be decked out on the lunar surface during the Artemis 3 mission in 2026.
Well, speaking of overcoming limits, and while Bertelli waits to ponder the future marketing opportunities for Prada, the AxEMU is actually an evolution of NASA's Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (or xEMU), the suit used for activities outside the International Space Station. Designed for greater flexibility, efficiency and safety, AxEMU incorporates specialized tools for exploration of the lunar south pole, where the temperature range can be extreme and the regolith, thin as talcum powder, adheres to every surface, creeping into every crevice. Perhaps part of Bertelli's future marketing efforts, but also referencing a motif already present on the Apollo program suits, the AxEMU sleeves sport two conspicuous red lines—a clear, recognizable sign of the Prada fashion house.
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