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Bertelli was excitedly referring to the reveal of the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU)the fashion house's collaborative spacesuit design with Houston-based startup Axiom Space, which will be used for NASA's Artemis 3 mission to the moon planned for 2026...
Speaking of overcoming limitsand while Bertelli waits to ponder the future marketing opportunities for Pradathe AxEMU is actually an evolution of NASA's Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (or xEMU), the suit used for activities outside the International Space Station...
The entire AxEMU is, in fact, designed to fit easily "in no more than two minutes," Ralston said, and if you're concerned it is just for size-zero spacefarers, Prada promises it will be suitable for different physiognomies of both men and women astronauts, from the first to 99th percentile (anthropometric measurements)...
Prada Group's design and product development teams worked with Axiom Space staff on suggestions for specially designed materials and solutions that will not only protect astronauts from the challenges of a hostile lunar environment, but also inspire future extra-atmospheric exploration..
Since 2022, when it received the first order for Artemis worth $228 million, Axiom Space has benefited from the public-private agreement with NASA to call together experts in various fields and ask for their support in the design and development of the new suit...
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