Sports goods manufacturers Nike have launched a new, exploratory collection named Space Hippie  to highlight the NASA-inspired concept of in-situ resource utilisation — the idea of using space-based resources during deep space exploration. By taking the company’s own “space junk” from the floors of its manufacturing warehouses, Nike is turning waste into feedstock, creating a sustainable sneaker that combines high performance with low impact. 

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Each of the four different designs in the collection, named Space Hippie 01, 02, 03 and 04, are made from scrap material such as recycled plastic water bottles, T-shirts and yarn scraps, taken from Nike's factory floors, which the brand has named "space junk", and other recycled materials, to reduce the carbon impact of its products.