Nikolay Moiseev brings over 20 years of space suit experience from the Russian space suit agency, Zvezda, and is one of the few engineers to work with all of the current in-service space suit designs, including America’s EMU and ACES, and the Russian Orlan and Sokol. Nikolay is our Chief Engineer and Designer, and one day plans to put an FFD suit on Mars.
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After working on Broadway for 10 years, Kari Love joined FFD as Chief Pattern Maker and Fabricator. She brings extensive experience in reconciling aesthetics with practical function. Kari has worked on numerous Tony Award-winning shows, and her Spider-Man costume for Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark has been inducted into the Smithsonian collection, where Kari hopes that it will someday be joined by an FFD design.
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We are a private design firm crafting aerospace safety garments for the future of space travel.

Virgil Calejesan, Designer, and FFD’s most recent addition, joins the team with a diverse background in product development, guest services & events, and higher-ed administration. Throughout his many career “prototypes”, Virgil has always focused on the user experience, emphasizing learning, ease of use, and communication.
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Ted Southern, President of FFD, artist, and designer, began his career in aerospace by entering the NASA Astronaut Glove Challenge in 2007 as part of his MFA thesis at Pratt Institute. In 2009, Ted and Nik took home a cash prize and created FFD from the winnings. Prior to space, Ted’s work focused on technical garments for movies, theatre, and television including wings for Victoria’s Secret and costumes for Cirque du Soleil.
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