{"id":20780,"date":"2016-01-15T01:46:40","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T09:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/y-3-and-virgin-galactic-shaping-the-future-of-space-access"},"modified":"2017-06-04T11:07:36","modified_gmt":"2017-06-04T18:07:36","slug":"y-3-and-virgin-galactic-shaping-the-future-of-space-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/y-3-and-virgin-galactic-shaping-the-future-of-space-access","title":{"rendered":"Y-3 and Virgin Galactic \u2014 Shaping the future of space access"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yGi1qz1zWrw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Y-3 in space! We officially announce our partnership with Virgin Galactic to create their future pilot flight-suits.<\/p>\n<p>A pioneering spirit and dedication to pushing the boundaries of possibility- Y-3 announce a space-apparel partnership with Virgin Galactic.We have been developing the intersection of fashion and space, underpinned by a shared approach to design and innovation, as they create apparel system for the world\u2019s first commercial spaceline.<\/p>\n<p>The prototype pilot flight-suit and boot was unveiled at Spaceport America in New Mexico, home to Virgin Galactic\u2019s Gateway to Space terminal.<\/p>\n<p>The Y-3 design team has paired the adidas brand\u2019s technical know-how and Y-3\u2019s directional approach to style with the use of advanced fabrics, special techniques and bespoke specifications to ensure fit, comfort and performance. This flight-suit is being designed to fully support a pilot\u2019s natural seating position as identified through a series of tests and trials with the Virgin Galactic pilot corps. Material engineering is key, as the flight-suit has been constructed from Nomex Meta Aramid materials through a 3D engineered pattern.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yGi1qz1zWrw\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Y-3 in space! We officially announce our partnership with Virgin Galactic to create their future pilot flight-suits. A pioneering spirit and dedication to pushing the boundaries of possibility- Y-3 announce a space-apparel partnership with Virgin Galactic.We have been developing the intersection of fashion and space, underpinned by a shared approach to design and innovation, as [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":354,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-futurism","category-space"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/354"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20780"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63246,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20780\/revisions\/63246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}