Spacesuits & Underwear

Busts & Boosters

There were many cases of an application of engineering to bradesign brought by an aerospace engineers.

An aircraft designer invented theunderwire bra

• The invention of the push-up bra is attributed to aerospaceindustrialist and movie mogul Howard Hughes.

For Jane Russell to wear in The Outlaw

• Hughes fabricated a relative new – rods of curved structural steel – that are sewn into the garment below each breast and which connect to the bra's shoulder straps.

• Smart Memory Brawas originallydesigned by NASA tomake safer aircraftcushions.

• The "smart" foam, which has the uniquequality of retaining orremembering itsshape after pressureis applied, is the keyingredient in a newkind of bra.

• S’Top sports bra was developed from a NASA scientist with spacesuit technologies.

• "This bra helps stop boobs from bouncing and prevents chafing".

• Amoena LingerieOutlast technologywas originallydeveloped for NASA to protect astronautsagainst temperaturefluctuations inspace.

• Technology that wasbuilt for space hasnow been insertedinto a high-techversion of thehumble bra.

Bra as a "second brain"

• Space Bra being developed by First Warning Systems would continuously monitor the wearer for the early signs of breast cancer.

• This daily-use garment has an "intelligent" built-in monitoringsystem which makes early diagnosis possible.

The brassiere company International Latex Corporation (also known as Playtex) was awarded the contract to build the A7L suit that performed interrelated functions.

• In 1962 NASA asked private companies to create a suit that could withstand the demands of walking on the moon.

• ILC proposed a clothing-style suit with rubberized flexible joints that protected astronauts while allowing freedom of movement.

Big dreams

Inspiring forms

The only thing as limitless as the universe itself is the human imagination…