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schopenhauer Outer Space Couture
Who made the suits that walked the moon? (Playtex did, oh yeah!) / Hand-sewn to perfection! (A perfect fit!)
schopenhauer Flexible plastic tubing weaves through the spandex fabric of a liquid cooling vest.
schopenhauer An exploded diagram shows the twenty-one spacesuit layers against a colorful cosmic nebula
schopenhauer Match bizarre historical facts to discover the unexpected connections between everyday items and outer space.
Spacesuit smell: Astronauts reported that lunar dust clinging to their spacesuits after moonwalks smelled surprisingly like spent gunpowder.
A pressurized garment designed to allow an astronaut to survive and operate in space. Playtex seamstresses hand-sewed the Apollo 11 spacesuits worn during the historic 1969 moon landing.
What liquid was pumped through the undergarments of Apollo astronauts to keep them cool?
Why did NASA choose Playtex over traditional aerospace contractors for the Apollo suits?
In what decade did Playtex win the NASA contract to design and make spacesuits?
What did Apollo astronauts report that lunar dust smelled like on their spacesuits?
What was the designation of the Apollo spacesuit model worn during the moonwalk?