When NASA sent Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the Moon, it put the best of American science and engineering to the test.
Mercury/Gemini: The first space suits were modified U.S. Navy jet-aircraft pressure suits. Neoprene-coated nylon lined the inside; aluminized nylon covered the exterior. Apollo: Custom-tailored ...
Space suits—designed to provide oxygen and consistent ... travels to the moon in our July cover story “50 years after Apollo 11, a new moon race is on.” ...
On the afternoon of Jan. 27, clad in their space suits, the crew boarded the Apollo 1 capsule ... We’re burning up.” His transmission ended with a scream that was blood-curdling both in ...