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Prada designs inner garment for NASA astronauts

From Confidencial · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Italian fashion house Prada, in collaboration with Axiom Space, has unveiled an inner-layer garment for NASA astronauts designed to regulate body temperature during space missions.
  • This high-tech garment features ventilation tubes woven directly into the fabric and is part of Prada's expanding presence in the space industry following a 2024 collaboration on a spacesuit for NASA's Artemis program.
  • The partnership highlights the intersection of luxury fashion and space exploration, with analysts suggesting such projects enhance brand visibility and association with technological innovation.

Italian fashion house Prada has entered the realm of space exploration with the unveiling of a specialized inner garment for NASA astronauts. Presented on June 7, 2026, the "Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment" is a result of a new collaboration with Axiom Space, a U.S. company focused on space infrastructure.

The garment is designed to be worn close to the body and features ventilation tubes intricately woven into the fabric. Its primary function is to help regulate astronauts' body temperature during extended space missions, a critical aspect of astronaut comfort and safety. This innovation underscores Prada's commitment to pushing boundaries in material science and design for extreme environments.

The fashion side's knowledge of molds, materials, and ergonomics; on the space side, it protects the astronaut's body temperature during walks lasting up to eight hours, with ventilation...

— Esen KaratekinA tweet describing the collaboration and the garment's features.

This venture marks an expansion of Prada's involvement in the space sector. The company previously announced a collaboration in 2024 to develop a spacesuit for NASA's Artemis program, which aims to return humans to the Moon. The new inner garment is a further step in this partnership, aligning with future missions like Artemis 3, scheduled for 2027, and Artemis 4, planned for 2028.

Lorenzo Bertelli, Prada's chief marketing officer, emphasized the company's extensive capabilities and knowledge applicable to space exploration product development. Jonathan Cirtain, CEO of Axiom Space, noted that expertise for space technologies can emerge from seemingly unrelated industries. This collaboration signifies a growing trend where luxury brands leverage their design and material expertise to engage with the burgeoning space industry, potentially attracting high-net-worth individuals interested in space tourism.

The experience necessary to develop technologies for the space can come from sectors that, at first glance, seem unrelated to this industry.

— Jonathan CirtainAxiom Space CEO Jonathan Cirtain on the cross-industry expertise applied to space technology.
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Originally published by Confidencial in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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