The astronauts on NASA’s Artemis 3 mission to the Moon, scheduled to take place in September 2026, will wear celebrity uniforms with the signature Prada, a sample of which was unveiled today in Milan.

Artemis 3 will send astronauts to the lunar surface for the first time since the end of the Apollo program, and the design of the suits was entrusted to the American company Axiom Space, which sought the collaboration of the famous Milan luxury goods group.

Predominantly white, as in the Apollo program, this uniform, the fruit of an unprecedented collaboration, also includes grey accents and red stripes reminiscent of the design of the Italian sailing ship Luna Rossa (Red Moon) that took part in the America’s Cup sailing race and was sponsored by Prada.

 

 

 

 

 

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Without revolutionizing astronaut suits, it promises to ensure astronauts the maximum comfort: gloves tailored to each astronaut’s measurements, boots that can withstand extreme temperatures and uneven terrain, internal pressure control, radiation protection, eight-hour autonomy…

“Within two years, when NASA starts the Artemis 3 mission, astronauts (…) will go to incredibly dangerous places, extreme environments,” Axiom Space president Matt Odler stressed during a press conference in Milan.

“One of the missions NASA wants to carry out is to try to discover the water craters at the South Pole, one of the coldest places in the universe,” he recalled.

The model, perfected by Prada and Axiom, is a unisex and can be adapted to different sizes, as the first woman will go to the Moon with Artemis 3. The information about the materials used has been classified as “confidential”, said Lorenzo Bertelli, Prada’s marketing manager, but also and most importantly the son of the house’s founder, Muccia Prada. He expressed his pleasure in “acquiring the expertise” that the experience allowed.

“We have combined engineering, science and art to produce state-of-the-art garments for future travelers to the Moon, ensuring that astronauts can carry out their goals and missions in complete safety and comfort,” summarized for his part Russell Ralston, who heads Axiom Space’s “suits” program.

To date, five countries – the United States, the Soviet Union, China, India and Japan – have managed to land their spacecraft on the Moon. Among them, only the United States has already sent people there.