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NASA will wear high-tech Prada long johns to the Moon

The Verge·Terrence O’Brien·3 months ago
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Skip to main content The LCVG base layer will provide cooling and comfort to astronauts inside their spacesuits. The LCVG base layer will provide cooling and comfort to astronauts inside their spacesuits. by Jun 7, 2026, 10:16 PM UTC Image: Axiom Space Terrence O'Brien is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years as managing editor at Engadget. We’ve seen Axiom Space and Prada’s collaboration on the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit. Now the company has revealed the Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment ( LCVG ) that astronauts will wear underneath it when Artemis IV returns humans to the Moon in 2028. The LCVG is the all-important base layer that will keep the crew cool and comfortable while inside the AxEMU and on spacewalks. Cold water is circulated through tubes embedded in the suit to whisk heat away from astronauts’ bodies. And, should the primary system fail, there is a backup, unlike older cooling suits.…

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