Sneakers News 2016: Adidas Y3 and Virgin Galactic Collaborate For Designing Space Suits [VIDEO]

The future of space exploration is going to be not only scientifically exciting but also is going to happen in style and it will become trendy. Virgin Galactic has announced that its staff, pilots and astronauts will wear in their future space projects and missions some suits designed in collaboration with the Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto and Adidas Y3 division.

Virgin Galactic is a division of SpaceX, founded in the year 2004. Their goal is to develop a project for sending into space tourists and cargos.

Virgin Galactic declared in a recent press release that the apparel joint venture will provide a "complete range of garments" for commercial space operations. According to the company, Y3, the partnership between Yohji Yamamoto and Adidas, provides the a particular approach to style and the technical known-how that will allow using special techniques and advanced fabrics necessary in the creation of space suits.

Y3 has released a video on YouTube in order to give the public a better idea about the space apparel partnership, according to the website stgist.com. The video, using the Spaceport America as the backdrop, is showing some prototype designs.

Virgin Galactic's website also provides a gallery with high-resolution images showing the boots and space suit Y3 prototype. According to the head of design at Virgin Galactic, Adam Wells, declared that the company is a "forward-looking enterprise" striving to define the future.

Virgin Galactic will already use the new line of space suits during the flight test program, according to CNN. Lawrence Midwood, Adidas Y3's senior design director, explained that the design of the space suits will allow pilots and astronauts to easily operate the station and freely move inside the cockpit.

Safety is still the most crucial aspect in the design of space flight suits. According to Midwood, and the future space apparel will strive to provide the best safety protection to astronauts and pilots.