The Next Astronauts on the Moon Will Be Wearing Prada

By Danial Martinus • 08 Jun 2026 in Mains

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(source: Keegan Barber / NASA & Axiom Space)

Italian luxury fashion house Prada has unveiled an inner layer spacesuit that’ll be worn by NASA astronauts on the upcoming Artemis IV moon landing mission, scheduled to lift off in early 2028.

The inner-layer suit was jointly developed with Axiom Space, a Houston-based infrastructure developer that plans on building the world’s first commercial space station. It’s basically a spaceport for (extremely wealthy) people who aren’t astronauts but want to see the world beyond Earth.

Essentially a cooling garment

Dubbed the Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment (LCVG), it’s designed to regulate the temperature of the overall spacesuit, making it comfortable enough for astronauts to power through spacewalks lasting up to eight hours.

It does this through its active cooling system, which pumps cold water through various tubes in the suit (positioned over major muscle groups) and disperses heat away from the body and into space. If this system fails, the suit will then rely on a backup cooling system.

Another cool trick it has is the ability to circulate oxygen across the astronaut’s face, getting rid of the carbon dioxide they emit when exhaling. This CO₂ is rerouted to a life support system before it’s filtered and reused.

So what’s Prada’s involvement in all this? They played a big role in the suit’s advanced 3D modelling, high-tech knitting, as well as specialised fabrics. Combine that expertise with aerospace engineering and you’ve got the LCVG, along with Axiom Space’s AxEMU, which forms the protective outer shell of the suit.

“By bringing together the best in both aerospace engineering as well as luxury craftmanship and advanced product development, we have developed a garment that neither company could have created independently, and that is exactly the kind of cross-industry thinking that will define the next era of human spaceflight,” says Axiom Space CEO Dr. Jonathan Cirtain.