NASA's Artemis astronauts will wear Prada-designed cooling garment for lunar missions
Axiom Space and Prada announced a new liquid cooling and ventilation garment (LCVG) that will be worn by NASA astronauts under their spacesuits during Artemis lunar missions starting in 2028. The garment uses circulating chilled water and oxygen delivery systems to regulate body temperature and remove carbon dioxide during extended eight-hour moonwalks. The collaboration leverages Prada's expertise in engineered knitting and advanced materials to create a high-performance, microbial-resistant undergarment for long-duration missions.
Axiom Space and Prada unveiled a new liquid cooling and ventilation garment (LCVG) designed for NASA's Artemis astronauts who will return to the Moon as part of the Artemis IV mission planned for 2028. The garment functions as a base layer worn under the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit and uses tubes circulating chilled water to regulate body temperature while oxygen tubes deliver fresh air across the astronaut's face and remove exhaled carbon dioxide through scrubbers in the suit's life support system. The new design improves upon older models through fully redundant cooling circuits and specialized fibers that allow repeated wear across long-duration missions while remaining microbial-resistant and antifungal to prevent odor degradation. The companies designed the LCVG to support eight-hour spacewalks on the Lunar South Pole, leveraging Prada's expertise in engineered knitting and innovative design concepts combined with advanced 3D modeling. However, NASA's Inspector General has raised concerns about development timelines, suggesting flight-ready demonstrations may not occur until 2031 rather than the planned 2027 date, though Axiom Space claims recent progress has accelerated the schedule.
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