As a seasoned adventurer with years of exploration under my belt, I’ve always been drawn to innovative and high-performance gear that can stand up to the rigors of the great outdoors. The Vollebak Martian Aerogel Jacket has caught my attention like no other piece of clothing ever has! This isn’t just another jacket; it’s a testament to human ingenuity, pushing the boundaries of what we thought was possible in clothing technology.
Vollebak stands out for employing cutting-edge materials to design their apparel, such as jackets crafted from metal or glass. However, with the introduction of their Martian Aerogel Jacket, this London company is venturing even beyond the usual boundaries – in a figurative sense – as they refer to it as “the most advanced clothing item on Earth.
Previously unveiled in a ‘Mercury’ shade last year, Vollebak is now re-offering its popular Martian Aerogel Jacket in two fresh color options, ‘Rover Orange’ and ‘Stealth Black’, along with a limited restock of the original hue. The Martian Aerogel Jacket, designed to endure both Earth’s toughest environments and alien extremes, features materials that NASA has employed on their active-duty spacecraft.
Aerogel is a rare, ultra-lightweight synthetic material that is seldom employed in apparel. It’s approximately three times as dense as air, with nanopores so thin they are 10,000 times smaller than a single human hair strand. This makes it extremely difficult for cold air to penetrate. NASA has incorporated aerogel into numerous projects, such as the Mars rover vehicles, the Stardust spacecraft, and spacesuit technology for their astronauts.
With the Martian Aerogel Jacket, Vollebak has pushed boundaries by incorporating a novel kind of aerogel that they assert has never been employed in clothing before. This unique aerogel was developed by the same American team working on the aerogel shield for NASA’s upcoming Mars rover. Vollebak characterizes this new aerogel as the “first globally that’s both flexible, durable, and waterproof”, making it ideal for cold-weather clothing, allowing the Martian Aerogel Jacket to maintain its insulating properties even when fully compressed or soaked in water at temperatures as low as -20°C (-4°F). Vollebak has blended this groundbreaking material with a widely used form of insulation, foam, constituting 20-percent of the final composition.
The jacket’s protection layer is crafted from an outer material similar to what NASA employed in their hypersonic space parachutes, such as the one that gently landed Perseverance on Mars in 2021. In essence, we’re referring to the same robust fabric NASA used for this remarkable feat. Interestingly, Vollebak secured the surplus of this extraordinary material from NASA, partnering with British textile manufacturer Heathcoat to produce it. This material is capable of enduring the intense physical strain experienced during a spacecraft’s parachute deployment at speeds of 12,500mph, and not only survive but slow down the speed to 200mph in mere seconds for a safe landing – a feat that would likely destroy most materials commonly used in clothing.
This 700-gram Martian Aerogel Coat boasts practical design elements such as two zippered chest pockets, two side pockets, a spacious two-way zipper with an enlarged drawcord, and an adjustable peaked hood for added protection. It additionally benefits from sealed seams and breathability enhancements through the use of micropores created by laser drilling.
You can now pre-order this item from Vollebak, available in colors such as Rover Orange, Stealth Black, and Mercury. The price is set at approximately £2495 GBP, €2845 EUR, or $2995 USD.
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2024-11-01 16:56