Prada Unveils 'Liquid Cooling' Inner-Layer Garment for NASA's Moon Astronauts with Knitted-In Ventilation Tubes (reuters.com)
(Sunday June 07, 2026 @09:34PM (EditorDavid)
from the astronaut-wears-Prada dept.)
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- News link: https://science.slashdot.org/story/26/06/07/2325213/prada-unveils-liquid-cooling-inner-layer-garment-for-nasas-moon-astronauts-with-knitted-in-ventilation-tubes
- Source link: https://www.reuters.com/science/nasa-wear-prada-luxury-group-pushes-into-space-industry-2026-06-07/
Italian fashion house Prada "unveiled on Sunday the inner-layer garment set to be worn by NASA astronauts heading to the moon," [1]reports Reuters .
"The body-hugging suit, created in collaboration with Houston-based space infrastructure developer Axiom Space, features ventilation tubes knitted into the garment."
> Expertise for developing space exploration products "can come from lots of seemingly unrelated industries," said Jonathan Cirtain, CEO of Axiom Space... The new product follows Prada's splashy [2]foray into space fashion in 2024 with the unveiling of a spacesuit that is expected to be used for NASA's anticipated Artemis 4 moon landing in 2028...
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> Other fashion and apparel companies have jumped on the space bandwagon. Under Armour has partnered with spaceflight company Virgin Galactic to create space apparel, while Columbia Sportswear has worked with space exploration company Intuitive Machines on space fabric technology.
The new "Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment" was displayed on a mannequin at an event at Prada's Manhattan store.
[1] https://www.reuters.com/science/nasa-wear-prada-luxury-group-pushes-into-space-industry-2026-06-07/
[2] https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/prada-axiom-space-shoot-moon-with-new-spacesuit-2024-10-16/
"The body-hugging suit, created in collaboration with Houston-based space infrastructure developer Axiom Space, features ventilation tubes knitted into the garment."
> Expertise for developing space exploration products "can come from lots of seemingly unrelated industries," said Jonathan Cirtain, CEO of Axiom Space... The new product follows Prada's splashy [2]foray into space fashion in 2024 with the unveiling of a spacesuit that is expected to be used for NASA's anticipated Artemis 4 moon landing in 2028...
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> Other fashion and apparel companies have jumped on the space bandwagon. Under Armour has partnered with spaceflight company Virgin Galactic to create space apparel, while Columbia Sportswear has worked with space exploration company Intuitive Machines on space fabric technology.
The new "Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment" was displayed on a mannequin at an event at Prada's Manhattan store.
[1] https://www.reuters.com/science/nasa-wear-prada-luxury-group-pushes-into-space-industry-2026-06-07/
[2] https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/prada-axiom-space-shoot-moon-with-new-spacesuit-2024-10-16/
Re: (Score:2)
by Valgrus Thunderaxe ( 8769977 )
I hate this hacka crap.
When I think of Prada (Score:2)
by algaeman ( 600564 )
I think of schweddy balls.
Re: (Score:2)
by OrangAsm ( 678078 )
I think of the devil.
A good test (Score:2)
If they want to do a really good test on this garment, have someone wear it around New York right now. If the person stays cool, it's a winner.