Space suits needs internal cooling to allow astronauts to withstand high temperatures occurring during sun exposure in open space. A Canadian company has developed a simple concept which was identified by Grado Zero Espace within the framework of the Technology Transfer Programme of the European Space Agency. 50 meters of plastic tubing, 2 mm wide are needed to construct the internal cooling circuit. This probably gives you an idea of the complex manual labour required to make a jacket structure in this way. The whole of an italian Summer 2001 fashion collection was built around the 'Cooling System', from the choiced fabrics, to the complex tubing details which echoes throughout the entire collection. Grado Zero Espace is addressing its efforts to improve our standard of living.
