Nike's Martian-Minded Astra Ultra Sneaker Just Reached Earth

Nike's Martian-Minded Astra Ultra Sneaker Just Reached Earth

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Yes, there is water on Mars, but more importantly, there's drip. Just take a look at Nike's Astra Ultra, a ribbed, futuristic sneaker dusted in rustic red.

The low-profile silhouette pulls inspo from traditional football boots while the quilted upper firmly places the shoe in the future.

The innovative design, mixed with nods to the Swoosh's retro Nike Total 90 football series, blends the best parts of Nike's past, present, and future.

Asymmetrical laces add visual weight to an already layered sneaker that's complex in all the best ways.

See, not only does the Nike Astra Ultra sneaker, available on the Nike website for $190, look like it came straight from the Jezero Crater, but its actual manufacturing is quite advanced as well.

The Astra Ultra was made with 3D generative AI, which helped construct the sneaker's intricate wavy traction outsole that's littered with a bunch of little rubber nubs.

Subtle touches throughout the sneaker further categorize the shoe as a lifestyle beacon, like the velvet laces, which add just a sprinkle of luxury to the decidedly weird shoe. It's a football sneaker that went to space a...