Prada ’s first spacesuits are out of this world. The Italian luxury fashion house just unveiled the final version of the gear that the Artemis III mission crew will don when they walk on the moon in 2026. Axiom Space, the co-designer of the project, unveiled the extravehicular mobility unit spacesuit (AxEMU) on Wednesday in Milan , roughly a year after the company teased a prototype .
The sporty-looking AxEMU suit has been years in the making and required the help of roughly 10 Prada employees. In terms of the look, the space gear has patches of gray and selectively placed red stripes on the forearms, across the waist, and down the life support system backpack. Fans of the brand might recognize the scarlet detail from Prada’s ready-to-wear apparel line, Linea Rossa.
When it comes to functionality, the gender-neutral, one-size-fits-all suits were made in white to withstand heat and to protect the wearer from cold temperatures and lunar dust. The design also incorporates a helmet and visor to fend off solar radiation and enhance the astronaut’s view, plus custom gloves and boots that will allow for spacewalks of up to eight hours. NASA ’s 30-day Artemis III mission is currently planned for two years from now and hopes to put four astronauts on the lunar surface.
If successful, it will be the first crewed lunar landing since Apollo 17 in 1972. “Going beyond our limits is one of the company’s values that perfectly reflects the spirit of the Prada brand and my parents�.