The first woman on the moon will be wearing a Prada space suit, as part of NASA's first human mission to the lunar South Pole. The suit has been designed for NASA's Artemis III, planned for 2026.
Prada and Axiom Space present the spacesuit for the Artemis III lunar mission.The first woman on the moon will be wearing a Prada space suit , as part of NASA's first human mission to the lunar South Pole.
Prada has co-designed the space suit with private space company Axiom Space to provide the surface suits for NASA's Artemis III mission to the moon, planned for 2026.Astronaut Gene Cernan drives the Lunar Roving Vehicle during the Apollo 17 mission, 1972.Similar to the suits worn by the Apollo astronauts who last walked on the moon more than five decades ago, the external layer of the suit is designed to reflect heat and is mostly white.
NASA said it will also mark the first time a woman and person of colour has been on the surface of the Moon.Supplied: NASAArtemis II, the first crewed Artemis mission around the Moon, is set to leave earth in September next year aiming to pave the way for Artemis III.Twenty-four people have travelled to the Moon with only half walking on its surface and three of these astronauts making the journey twice, according to NASA's website.
The new suit, officially known as Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit , was showcased at the International Astronautical Congress in Milan.Axiom Space president Matt Ondler said making the suit had required "extreme engineering". The suit aims to provide maximum comfort to the astronauts, while also protecting them against radiation, external pressure and provide the necessary power and oxygen for moonwalks.Reuters: Claudia Greco"We've blended engineering, science and art to produce the ultimate garments for future moonwalkers, ensuring that astronauts can perform their tasks and missions in safety and comfort," Axiom spacesuit programme manager Russell Ralston said.
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