What to wear on Mars? Designer experiments on space-durable textiles

LUCKNOW: Amid all the speculations of billionaire Elon Musk leading humanity to the next phase of space exploration, and possibly even to Mars, has the thought of what an astronaut wears--apart from the hi-tech suit--as part of their regular clothing during the space pursuits, ever caught your fancy? Lucknow-based textile and fashion designer Anurita Chandola Lucknow-based Anurita Chandola, a textile and fashion designer, is in the process of developing fabrics that can be used on Mars. Chandola became a part of the ‘Building a Martian House’ project in Bristol, UK to research and create products that are sustainable on Mars. “If people are spending millions for the journey, I am certain that will want to dress themselves to the occasion.” Chandola also owns her clothing line, ‘Eesh’, through which she sources products made by artisans from Uttaranchal, for export to the UK.