The Artemis program has faced multiple delays after an initial order from the Trump administration to return humans to the moon by 2024. The planned lunar mission is meant to be a stepping toward to exploration of deeper space, including landing a human on Mars for the first time.

Telescopes at the ready; Artemis 3 is planned to be the first astronaut moon landing since Apollo 17 (which took place all the way back in 1972), and the journey is set to take off around September 2026.

Together with NASA and Axiom Space, Prada is pioneering a new era in space exploration with a spacesuit designed for protection, flexibility, and comfort.

The suits are to be used for NASA’s Artemis III mission, which will mark humankind’s first return to the moon since 1972. It will see the first woman and the first woman of color walk on the moon.

Engaging articles, breathtaking images and expert knowledge

The first woman on the moon will be wearing a Prada space suit, as part of NASA's first human mission to the lunar South Pole. The suit has been designed for NASA's Artemis III,  planned for 2026.

Axiom Space and Prada unveiled a spacesuit for NASA's Artemis III, which will be the agency's first mission to the moon's surface since 1972.

Axiom Space's new AxEMU spacesuit for Artemis moon missions features a variety of advanced tech, including 4G comms and an HD camera system.

Axiom Space has teamed up with luxury clothing brand Prada to design a new space suit that's set to land among the stars. Well, Earth's nearest neighbour, at least. It's all in aid of the Artemis III mission slated for 2026—the first time NASA will return to the surface of the moon since Apollo 17 back in 1972.