Archives

Close-up of a lunar boot test setup, featuring a white boot, metallic surfaces, and various wires and sensors in a complex arrangement.

Next-gen lunar boots R&D

March 1st, 2026

A boot that’s part of a NASA lunar surface spacesuit prototype is readied for testing inside a thermal vacuum chamber at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. The thick aluminum plate at right represents the frigid surface of the lunar South Pole, where Artemis III astronauts will confront conditions more extreme than any previously experienced […]

Read More

Set a course: the aerospace market

July 1st, 2019

As NASA sets a course for Mars and a return to the moon, and private companies engage in a new space race, textile companies navigate the aerospace market with high-performance fabrics and products designed for the next frontier. by Amy Goetzman When does a single lemon cost $2,000? When it’s in space. NASA reports that […]

Read More