Artemis III Visor & Concept Eyewear: Oakley’s Vision for Lunar Exploration

As NASA prepares to return humans to the Moon through its Artemis III mission, the frontier of space design is being pushed not just in propulsion and mobility, but in the seemingly simple act of seeing clearly. In an environment where light and darkness collide with unforgiving extremes, Oakley steps up with a solution born from its 50-year mastery of optics: the Artemis III Visor System.

Crafted in collaboration with Axiom Space, the Artemis III visor is more than a protective shield. It is an advanced optical system engineered to tackle the Moon’s stark lighting contrasts glare from unfiltered solar radiation and the opacity of deep lunar shadows. The two-part visor is stowable and modular, featuring a multilayer gold-coated lens applied through precision vacuum deposition, a technique that allows Oakley to reflect the sun’s most harmful rays while minimizing internal haze and visual distortion.

But the story doesn’t stop at the suit. In a nod to Earthbound enthusiasts and design futurists alike, Oakley has also introduced a limited-edition concept eyewear series inspired by the same visual challenges astronauts face on the Moon. The concept glasses mirror the silhouette and material philosophy of the space visor, capturing both the technical precision and raw elegance of space exploration.

At the intersection of aerospace design and wearable innovation, this collection reflects a new age of functional futurism. These are not just accessories they are artifacts of a human journey, crafted for the void and imagined for the future.

For Oakley, this isn’t just another collab, It’s a symbol of what’s next. For Niwwrd, it’s a reminder: design’s truest purpose is to solve, protect, and imagine whether you’re sprinting under stadium lights or stepping into the shadows of the Moon.

Design Credits:

Visor: Oakley Advanced Product Development x Axiom Space

Eyewear: Oakley Concept Division

Mission: NASA Artemis III

Release: Conceptual Prototype Only