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Prada to design Nasa's new Moon suit
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Posted on 10/06/2023 2:28:13 PM PDT by algore
Nasa astronauts will be flying in style, with luxury fashion designer Prada helping design space suits for the 2025 Moon mission.
The Italian fashion house will work to design the suits alongside another private company, Axiom Space.
In a press release, Axiom said Prada would bring expertise with materials and manufacturing to the project.
One astronaut told the BBC he thought Prada was up to the challenge due to their design experience.
That experience has been built not only on the catwalks of Milan but also through Prada's involvement in the America's Cup sailing competition.
"Prada has considerable experience with various types of composite fabrics and may actually be able to make some real technical contributions to the outer layers of the new space suit," according to Professor Jeffrey Hoffman, who flew five Nasa missions and has carried out four spacewalks.
But he said people should not expect to see astronauts in "paisley spacesuits or any fancy patterns like that. Maintaining a good thermal environment is really the critical thing".
"A spacesuit is really like a miniature spacecraft. It has to provide pressure, oxygen, keep you at a reasonable temperature," he added.
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KEYWORDS: moon; prada
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I wonder how much these will cost, and if Musk will wear one
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posted on
10/06/2023 2:28:13 PM PDT
by
algore
To: algore
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posted on
10/06/2023 2:33:16 PM PDT
by
al baby
(I know its the way the measure the cooling capability )
To: algore
Another excellent article from the Babylon Bee.
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posted on
10/06/2023 2:34:01 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
To: algore
Cant wait to see it on the runway.
Maybe the next generation will see some integrations between the moonsuit and streetwear. I guess Back to the Future’s coming.
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posted on
10/06/2023 2:34:46 PM PDT
by
Samurai_Jack
(This is not about hypocrisy, this is about hierarchy!)
To: algore
May not be safe, but they’ll be FABULOUS.
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posted on
10/06/2023 2:36:39 PM PDT
by
MuttTheHoople
( "ever thought I'd live to see the day when the right wing would become the cool ones"-Johnny Rotten)
To: algore
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posted on
10/06/2023 2:40:08 PM PDT
by
RushIsMyTeddyBear
("Equity" = "All animals are equal. Some animals are more equal than others.")
To: algore
maybe they can stage another faux lunar landing, too....
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posted on
10/06/2023 2:41:22 PM PDT
by
nevermorelenore
( If My people will pray ....)
To: algore
Breathes like Egyptian cotton. Machine washable, that's a new feature, dahling. NO CAPES!
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posted on
10/06/2023 2:41:33 PM PDT
by
asinclair
(What doesn't kill you makes you stronger)
To: algore
It's not where you are, it's what you wear when you're there.
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posted on
10/06/2023 2:43:03 PM PDT
by
Beowulf9
To: All
The article says the suit will weigh 55kg.
That's 121 pounds on earth.
Of course in space it would be weightless.
On the moon it would weigh one-sixth of
Earth weight or approx. 20 pounds.
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posted on
10/06/2023 2:43:49 PM PDT
by
StormEye
To: algore
Well, they will be sending a woman on the next moon mission. Perhaps she insisted on stylish moonwear.
To: asinclair
To: algore
Hugo Boss designed the Nazi Dress Uniforms. So…
Why not Prada?
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posted on
10/06/2023 2:54:27 PM PDT
by
P-Marlowe
(Do the math. L+G+B+T+Q = 666)
To: Angelino97
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posted on
10/06/2023 2:57:10 PM PDT
by
gundog
(It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
To: algore
The helmet won’t be the only transparent part.
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posted on
10/06/2023 2:59:49 PM PDT
by
I-ambush
(From the brightest star comes the blackest hole. You had so much to offer, why didya offer your sou?)
To: algore
Astronauts will be limited to skinny gay men and women who look like skinny gay men.
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posted on
10/06/2023 3:09:10 PM PDT
by
chrisser
(I lost my vaccine card in a tragic boating accident.)
To: algore
This would have been a better choice...
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posted on
10/06/2023 3:09:49 PM PDT
by
FLNittany
(Autotune is jealous of Karen Carpenter)
To: All
I just hope that they will get Banksy to paint the rockets and capsules.
To: al baby
“Sounds Gay to me”
Yep. The people that understand the composite materials are not the fashion designers who use the materials but the scientists who create the materials.
Man on the moon: “*pop*”
Fellow man on the moon: “What was that?”
Third man on the moon: “I don’t know, but he looked faaaaabuuulous!”
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posted on
10/06/2023 3:15:12 PM PDT
by
CodeToad
(Arm Up! They Have!)
To: algore
ILC Dover (a branch of International Latex Corporation) outfitted every astronaut in the Apollo program. Playtex (maker of women’s undergarments and tampons) is another branch of ILC.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ILC_Dover
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posted on
10/06/2023 3:15:22 PM PDT
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DFG
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