

2, 2020, with the first water landing (or splashdown) by an American crew in 45 years. After a 19-hour rendezvous and docking, the two DM-2 crewmates spent 63 days aboard the space station. soil since the end of the space shuttle program in 2011. The socks' flight on SpaceX's Demo-2 (DM-2) mission accompanied Hurley and fellow (now former) NASA astronaut Bob Behnken on the first human spaceflight launched from U.S. "The Orbit socks take us on an exciting journey across the sky, to and back from the International Space Station," the Osom Brand website reads.

Available for pre-order now for $28 a pair, the orbit socks are expected to ship in December. The heather gray and black socks, which feature Hurley's name on their sole and "Crew Dragon" running down the ankle, come packaged in a special tin featuring Hurley's portrait wearing his SpaceX pressure suit. "Mission: create quality clothing from Earth waste." "'Orbit' socks - just like the ones I wore in space - created by a patented process that uses ZERO water, ZERO dyes and NO harsh chemicals," wrote Hurley on Twitter on Friday (Nov. Hurley, now a former NASA astronaut, wore identical socks when he led the first crewed flight of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft in 2020. Osom Brand, an apparel company devoted to making high-quality products from discarded clothing, has launched Doug Hurley Orbit Space Socks based on the first upcycled socks worn in space. Now you can dress like an astronaut - or at least your feet can - with limited edition socks of the same style worn on the International Space Station.
