{"id":198018,"date":"2026-06-08T12:11:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T10:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/?p=198018"},"modified":"2026-06-08T12:11:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T10:11:45","slug":"prada-is-entering-the-space-industry-by-outfitting-nasa-astronauts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/prada-is-entering-the-space-industry-by-outfitting-nasa-astronauts\/","title":{"rendered":"Prada is entering the space industry by outfitting NASA astronauts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>On Sunday, June 7, the Italian luxury brand Prada and aerospace specialist Axiom Space unveiled a spacesuit designed for the crew of the Artemis IV mission, which is scheduled to launch in early 2028.<\/h4>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>NASA is dressing in Prada. <strong>Aerospace specialist Axiom Space revealed a spacesuit designed in collaboration with the Italian luxury brand Prada<\/strong>. It will be worn by NASA astronauts during the Artemis IV mission, scheduled to launch in early 2028.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment (LCVG) <strong>will protect scientists from the elements as they explore the Moon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To this end, the suit incorporates <strong>a combination of high-tech materials using advanced 3D modeling techniques<\/strong> that ensure cooling and ventilation while enhancing comfort during extravehicular activities that can last up to eight hours.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_198027\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198027\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-198027 size-full\" title=\"Axiom Space_Prada_LCVG Reveal_01\" src=\"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Axiom-Space_Prada_LCVG-Reveal_01-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Axiom-Space_Prada_LCVG-Reveal_01-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Axiom-Space_Prada_LCVG-Reveal_01-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Axiom-Space_Prada_LCVG-Reveal_01-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Axiom-Space_Prada_LCVG-Reveal_01-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Axiom-Space_Prada_LCVG-Reveal_01-1536x860.png 1536w, https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Axiom-Space_Prada_LCVG-Reveal_01-2048x1146.png 2048w, https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Axiom-Space_Prada_LCVG-Reveal_01-60x34.png 60w, https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Axiom-Space_Prada_LCVG-Reveal_01-750x420.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-198027\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Axiom Space<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Specifically, the ventilation system in <strong>this equipment operates via a network of tubes that delivers oxygen to the astronaut\u2019s face while continuously removing carbon dioxide<\/strong>. The gas is then sent to a CO\u2082 filter, which allows the air to be refreshed. \u201cIt manages the astronauts\u2019 thermal environment and supports their breathing, all while they push the limits of their bodies,\u201d said Russell Ralston, vice president of development at Axiom Space.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>A past collaboration<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The unveiling of this new garment comes more than a year after <strong>Prada and Axiom Space unveiled the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU)<\/strong> suit at the International Astronautical Congress held in Milan in October 2024. The LCVG is, in fact, designed to be worn underneath the AxEMU.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we unveiled the AxEMU, we announced that the collaboration between Prada and Axiom Space would continue beyond this first step,\u201d said Lorenzo Bertelli, Head of Marketing and CSR Strategy at Prada. \u201cToday, we are proud to present a new achievement resulting from the unique partnership between Axiom Space\u2019s pioneering expertise and Prada\u2019s know-how in design, patternmaking, and cutting-edge materials, as we approach the return of humans to the Moon,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Following NASA\u2019s announcement that it would revise the timeline for its Artemis program, <strong>the Artemis IV mission is scheduled to land on the Moon in early 2028 to explore its southern surface<\/strong>. Humans will thus set foot on the Moon again, 59 years after the Apollo 11 astronauts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read also &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/luxus-magazine-sophie-adenot-the-french-woman-in-the-conquest-of-space\/\">[LUXUS MAGAZINE] Sophie Adenot, the French woman in the conquest of space<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Featured photo : \u00a9 Axiom Space<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, June 7, the Italian luxury brand Prada and aerospace specialist Axiom Space unveiled a spacesuit designed for the crew of the Artemis IV mission, which is scheduled to launch in early 2028.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2393,"featured_media":198015,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"Prada is entering the space industry by outfitting astronauts","_seopress_titles_desc":"Prada and Axiom Space unveiled a spacesuit designed for the crew of the Artemis IV mission, which is scheduled to launch in early 2028.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1964,24713,5868],"tags":[25859,24004,25554,22934,23540,24614,24291],"class_list":["post-198018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brand-strategy","category-news-en","category-retail","tag-axoim-space","tag-etats-unis-en","tag-italia","tag-luxury","tag-prada-en","tag-space","tag-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2393"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198018"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198018\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":198063,"href":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198018\/revisions\/198063"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/198015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}