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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Axiom Space and Prada unveil Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment for NASA’s next-generation lunar spacesuit

Axiom Space and Prada have unveiled the Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment (LCVG), the inner-layer base system for Axiom’s Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuit. Designed with Prada input, the cooling and respiration-control garment is intended to support NASA astronauts during Artemis lunar missions and suit operations on the Moon.

Space.com • Chelsea Gohd

'It's very aesthetically pleasing.' Prada and Axiom just revealed the stylish cooling suit Artemis astronuats will wear under their spacesuit on the moon

Reuters • Danielle Kaye

NASA to wear Prada as luxury group pushes into space industry

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SpaceWatch Global • Judith Delany

#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: What NASA's Artemis III Crew Choice Could Tell Us About the Future of Lunar Exploration

By SpaceWatch Global: Ahead of NASA's Artemis III crew announcement, we examine what the selection could reveal about the agency's evolving Moon Base strategy, commercial partnerships, and the future of human spaceflight beyond Earth orbit.

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SpaceNews.com • Debra Werner

UK startup NewOrbit raises $18.5 million in Series A round

By SpaceNews.com: SAN FRANCISCO – NewOrbit Space, a UK startup developing satellites for very low Earth orbit (VLEO), has raised $18.5 million in a Series A investment round.

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European space startup NewOrbit raises $18.5M to commercialize Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO)

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NewOrbit raises $18.5M Series A to commercialise VLEO

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OQ Technology plans direct-to-smartphone demo with cellular spectrum

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Axiom Space and Prada unveil Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment for NASA’s next-generation lunar spacesuit

'It's very aesthetically pleasing.' Prada and Axiom just revealed the stylish cooling suit Artemis astronuats will wear under their spacesuit on the moon

NASA to wear Prada as luxury group pushes into space industry

Trump Signs National Security AI Memorandum; SpaceX Among Firms Already Cleared for Classified Networks

Gwynne Shotwell, the 'glue' executing Musk's lofty SpaceX ambitions

#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: What NASA's Artemis III Crew Choice Could Tell Us About the Future of Lunar Exploration

UK startup NewOrbit raises $18.5 million in Series A round

European space startup NewOrbit raises $18.5M to commercialize Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO)

NewOrbit raises $18.5M Series A to commercialise VLEO

Switzerland Refrains from Joining EU-Led Copernicus Program due to Budget Constraints

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#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: What NASA's Artemis III Crew Choice Could Tell Us About the Future of Lunar Exploration

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