Not many of us have got away on our holidays in recent times, especially those of us who love a trip abroad to find a sun-kissed beach or a adventure of discovery. But this hasn’t stopped space exploration. In fact, whilst we’ve been locked-down, one of Silhouette’s lightweight spectacle frames travelling to space a total of 37 times!
The Titan Minimal Art collection, which has been the eyewear of choice on space missions for the past 20 years has now clocked up an incredible total of 11,243 hours in space. It’s lightweight, rimless frame composition leaves you (and astronauts) free to feel completely unburdened by your eyewear.
The range, which is available for you to try on at Brownbills, features a screwless design created from a single piece of high-tech titanium. This cutting-edge, space-certified technology guarantees safety for astronauts, unlike traditional eyeglasses which have screws and parts that pose the risk of becoming loose while in space.
To celebrate such an amazing collaboration between Silhouette and space exploration, they have partnered with World Space Week which happens from 4th-10th October annually.
Former Astronaut, Jim Wetherbee, has spent hours with Silhouette’s eyewear up in space and has experienced the advantages first hand. As part of World Space Week, Jim shared his experiences of his time as an astronaut. You can hear what he had to say in the video below: