Remember the "long duration underwear" tested out by Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata on board the ISS last year? Now you can buy your very own. The specially designed undies and other clothing called “J-ware” are on sale now for 10,500 yen or about $115 USD. J-ware is treated with antibacterial and deodorizing materials, so they can be worn for long periods of and are resistant to odors. "(For) two months I was wearing these underwear and there was no smell and nobody complained,” said Wakata. “I think that new J-ware underwear is very good for myself and my colleagues."

Hurry, sizes and quantities are limited.

Here's the English translation of the J-ware website,
and the original Japanese version.

In addition to odor control, the clothes are designed to absorb water, insulate the body and dry quickly. They also are flame-resistant and anti-static.

Typically, clothes can only be worn for a few days in space, and especially the clothing worn by astronauts as they exercise. Since there's no laundromat in space, the clothing is discarded as garbage.

Astronaut Takao Doi, who flew with a shuttle crew in early 2009 to deliver Japan's Kibo laboratory to the station, exercised as much as his crewmates, but his clothes stayed dry.

Wakata's clothes include long- and short-sleeved shirts, pants, shorts and underwear. Special socks have a separate pouch for the big toes (see top image) so the astronauts can use their feet like an extra pair of hands, helpful for anchoring themselves on the floor while doing work on the station.

Source: collectSPACE

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