Red Comet

Red Comet

Nolan Le Goff

Profession
Designer
Project
Red Comet
Based in
Bruxelles
Platform Member
Ars Longa
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Red Comet

About the project

The ‘Red Comet’ is a running shoe, designed to be used on Mars. It’s designed to prevent the loss of muscle mass and bone density on the red planet.

The gravity of Mars corresponds to 38% of the Earth’s gravitational force. Unfortunately, low gravity is detrimental for the human body. The first Mars settlers will therefore suffer from the effects of low gravity. ‘Red Comet’ combats those effects with integrated weights to increase the wearer’s mass, stimulating the body as if the user was exercising on Earth.

The project is born from a passion about Mars exploration and running.

The shoes are 3D printed so that they can be manufactured by anyone, anywhere on Mars. The weight of each shoe is 7.5Kg.

I have always been passionate about space exploration, and more specifically Mars exploration. What intrigued me most wast to think about the possibility of human beings one day living on another planet. I started thinking and speculating about what their lives might look like. What type of meals will they eat ? What will their houses look like ? What will their clothes be like ? Etc… The aspect that fascinated me the most about Mars was its low gravity ( 38% the one of Earth ). I then speculated that Mars inhabitant will maybe need to wear weights inside their clothes to be the same weight as on Earth. And that was the starting point for my Red Comet running shoes.

About the creative talent

Nolan Le Goff graduated with a design bachelor’s degree in 2023 from the Design Academy Eindhoven. His two graduation projects were “Team up”, a multiplayer gaming controller, and “Red Comet”, a running shoe for Mars. He works in the fields of interactive and speculative design.

Rendering of a white, futuristic running shoe on red, rocky Mars soil. White spaceships can be seen in the background.
Two white, futuristic running shoes displayed in front of Mars background poster.
Futuristic, white running shoes standing on red, rocky soil. Palm sized blocks of metal can be seen on the inside of the left shoe. A block of metal and the white inner sole of the left shoe are laying on the ground.