Silhouette invited the tallest astronaut in space to launch the Titan Minimal Art Space edition model at its space-themed Mido event. Emma White went to investigate ‘the lightest frame in the universe’
Over 300 guests gathered in the serene surroundings of Milan’s Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia for the grand launch of the Silhouette 1.8g Titan Minimal Art Space edition model.
Live dance acts, special lighting effects, music, cocktails and canapés preceded Italian TV host Alessandro Cecchi Paone’s grand stage entrance to interview astronaut James D Wetherbee and NASA head optometrist Dr Keith Manuel about the importance of eyewear in space.
Silhouette has been supplying NASA astronauts since 2000 and Wetherbee said that he carries around 30 pairs of spectacles and sunglasses with him on a mission. ‘It’s easy to sit on them or lose them so I like to ensure I always have a pair to hand,’ he said.
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