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  • Adidas Is Partnering With Virgin Galactic To Design the Spaceline's Flight-Suits

    01/16/2016 3:32:32 PM PST · by BenLurkin · 3 replies
    Gizmodo ^ | 12/14/2016 | Andrew Liszewski
    Space isn't just the next frontier for human exploration—apparently clothing brands are also looking towards the heavens. Today, Adidas revealed that its Y-3 brand will be working with Virgin Galactic to design not only the astronaut pilot’s flight-suits, but the outfits for everyone at Spaceport America. (For those not familiar with the brand, Y-3 is a fashion collaboration between Adidas and designer Yohji Yamamoto.) ... The flight-suit is made from Nomex Meta Aramid, which is a material very similar to kevlar. It retains some of the bullet-proof fabric’s rigidity, but is considerably more flexible. So while it will help support...