#prada-spacesuit

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Astronomy Daily - The Podcast: S03E182 Welcome to Astronomy Daily, your go-to Podcast for the latest in space and Astronomy news. I'm your host, Anna, and today's episode is a cosmic journey through a variety of fascinating topics that are sure to captivate and inspire. Highlights: - Fashion-Forward Spacesuits: Discover the collaboration between Italian luxury brand Prada and Houston-based startup Axiom Space to create the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit for NASA's upcoming Artemis III mission. This cutting-edge spacesuit combines style with functionality, designed to withstand the extreme conditions of the lunar south pole. - Return of Vega C Rocket: Italy's Vega C rocket is set to make a comeback on December 3, marking a significant milestone for the Italian space program. This launch is eagerly anticipated by the scientific community and the space industry as it resumes its role in delivering payloads to orbit. - Rare Comet in Australian Skies: Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is visible for the first time in 80,000 years, offering Australians a rare glimpse into the distant past. This celestial event is a reminder of the wonders that await when we look up at the night sky. - Brown Dwarf Mystery Solved: Astronomers have cracked a nearly 30-year-old mystery surrounding the brown dwarf Gliese 229 b, revealing it as a pair of brown dwarfs locked in a cosmic dance. This discovery provides valuable insights into the nature of brown dwarfs and the boundary between stars and planets. - Origins of Earth's Meteorites: A groundbreaking discovery traces 70% of Earth's meteorites back to three massive collisions in the main asteroid belt. This research sheds light on the origins of space rocks and helps track potentially dangerous asteroids. - Martian Solar Eclipse: NASA's Perseverance rover captures a stunning series of photographs of a solar eclipse on Mars, showcasing the planet's moon Phobos as it partially blocks the sun's disk. These images offer a unique glimpse of Phobos and Mars's complex orbital dynamics. - Boeing's Starliner Mission Uncertainty: NASA faces uncertainties regarding the next crewed mission of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft following issues during its first crewed test flight. The space agency is reviewing certification requirements to ensure safety and reliability for future missions. For more space news, visit our website at astronomydaily.io. There, you can sign up for our free Daily newsletter, catch up on all the latest space and Astronomy news with our constantly updating newsfeed, and listen to all our previous episodes. Don't forget to follow us on social media. Just search for #AstroDailyPod on Facebook, X, YouTubeMusic, and TikTok. Thank you for tuning in. This is Anna signing off. Until next time, keep looking up and stay curious about the wonders of our universe.

[pablodelarcorey]

Axion Space / AxEMU / Prada - Axion Space / Spacesuit

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Prada y Axiom Space presentan diseños de trajes espaciales para la misión lunar Artemis III de la NASA (vía CNN).

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Axiom Space, Prada Unveil Spacesuit Design For Artemis III Moon Return

At the International Astronautical Congress in Milan, Italy, Axiom Space and Prada revealed the flight design of the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit that will be used for NASA’s Artemis III mission.   The outer-layer design and materials work was jointly developed starting when the two industry leaders came together, blending creativity and engineering to enhance the…

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https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/oct/07/nasa-artemis-iii-moon-mission-prada-axiom-space-spacesuit

did you hear about this? Bucky and Curt went to the moon in style 😎

Yes! I did hear about it. And I totally missed an opportunity to make a joke about them having “designer” space suits. Maybe I can still fit it in 🤔.

This article is talking specifically about their EVA suits, the suits they wear during moonwalks and spacewalks:

On the other hand, we also have the Orion Crew Survival (OCS) suits (pictured below with the visor down), the Shuttle versions of which were lovingly known as “pumpkin suits”:

(OCS is unfortunately not being defined by Prada)

(Photos from NASA)

[the-technicolor-whiscash]

i always see your apollo posting and i was just reminded by my dad today when black history month came up that one of my great aunts was one of the seamstresses that made the spacesuits for the apollo missions which is super cool and you’re like the only person i know who would find that interesting lol

she was a seamstress and made girdles and bras at playtex and was hired by ILC because her skills were applicable!

Oh wow that is awesome!!! Seamstresses have been such a critical part of the space program since its inception for things like parachutes and spacesuits because they require a level of precision sewing that only seamstresses were able to achieve. The thing with a spacesuit is that it is basically a self-contained little spaceship, with its own life support system and everything, so you have to be able to bind it in such a way that it maintains air pressure inside while still allowing for maneuverability for the astronaut. Without seamstresses like your great aunt, we wouldn't have been able to put people on the moon!

Post-Apollo, some of those seamstresses went on to work on the Shuttle in a couple different ways. There's the Shuttle pressure suits for launch and reentry, the Shuttle spacewalk suits (known as EMUs), and the Shuttle itself! A number of areas on the space shuttle orbiters had as part of their heat shield system these thermal blankets. On the exterior, they looked a little like quilts, and part of that is because they hired quilters to do precision sewing.

Theres still a lot of sewing that goes into modern space suits, too. The David Clark Company in Worcester MA, whose relationship with NASA goes back to the Gemini program, is currently making the launch and reentry pressure suits for the Artemis program based around their work on the Shuttle suits. And for moonwalking, Axiom Space is working with fashion company Prada to design the suits for future moon missions. The Prada partnership really hearkens back to those Apollo-era partnerships to me I really enjoy that.

You are correct in your assumption that I find that interesting lmao but yeah no that is literally so cool. And whether or not other people find it interesting, it's still a remarkable thing that your great aunt did, and many of the astronauts made a point of acknowledging the hardworking people on Earth who created the technology that allowed us to bring humanity to the moon.

[nancydrewwouldnever]

Get ready for the next generation of stylish space suits.

(Don't fuck this up, Miuccia.)

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First Woman On The Moon To Wear Groundbreaking Prada/Axiom Spacesuit

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Prada and Axiom Space Unveil NASA Spacesuits in Unusual Partnership

Prada and Axiom Space unveiled their NASA spacesuits, in the most far-out collaboration yet. Source link

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Axiom Space's lunar spacesuit sports 4G comms, Prada looks and Oakley visors for Artemis astronauts | Space

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Prada helped make a spacesuit

High fashion for zero gravity. | Image: Axiom Space travel, it must be said, does not seem glamorous. You have to pee your pants and eat reconstituted roast beef for dinner. But future space flights might get a little fancier when the next moon-bound astronauts put on Axiom Space’s new spacesuit, designed in partnership with Prada. The Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU for short) can…

[sadlazzle]

‘Prada spacesuit’ really does feel like a joke from futurama, and yet

[the-technicolor-whiscash]

Sorry hold on they're making Prada spacesuits