Prada and Axiom Space shoot for the moon with new spacesuit

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Prada and Axiom Space shoot for the moon with new spacesuit  Italian luxury group Prada and Houston-based startup Axiom Space unveil on Oct. 16, 2024 the design of a spacesuit that will be used for NASA's Artemis 3 mission to the moon. Artemis 3, planned as the first astronaut moon landing since Apollo 17 in 1972, is currently scheduled for 2026. The spacesuits were made to withstand extreme temperatures at the lunar south pole and endure the coldest temperatures in the permanently shadowed regions for at least two hours, the two companies said in a joint statement.  REUTERS VIDEO  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe    Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes #tmtnews #prada #axiomspace #artemis3

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00:30It really requires extreme engineering, fantastic manufacturing capability and innovation.

00:45And that's why I'm so proud to be associated with Prada.

00:50You know, innovation doesn't come when you have a team where everyone is the same.

00:56If everyone has the same education, the same background, the same experience, it's hard

01:00to be innovative.

01:01Innovation really comes when you put diverse teams together with diverse backgrounds and

01:06different educations and different skills.

01:08And that's what I think the Prada team has brought to us.

01:11And together we've built something extraordinary that we couldn't have otherwise built individually.

01:26In terms of design, I think, first of all, like this kind of project, a functional design

01:46is always the rule number one.

01:48So whatever was a design choice, it was not just a list of choices, where just first is

01:54it functional?

01:55Is the best functional solution?

01:56And then, you know, if you have on the same table two both same valid options, I think

02:03then we did just maybe a stylistic decision.

02:06And I think it roots back a bit also in the region of design and fashion in general, where

02:11if you look back in the history of design, all the choices were mainly driven by functional

02:18reasons, not just aesthetic reasons.

02:20So I think somehow it was also a nice exercise for our design team to really start from the

02:25functional point of view and then really understanding how to make it also look good.

02:51And creating this flight design has truly revolutionized spacesuit development.

02:56Two very different leaders in their industry have come together to deliver the next generation

03:02spacesuit for the return to the moon, for the first time ever to the South Pole.

03:21Ciao.

03:26See you later.

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