The Apollo astronauts moved with a characteristic, almost awkward bounce partly due to the limitations of their suits. The ...

Astronauts travelling to the ISS train with both suits. The suit worn by Apollo astronauts on the Moon was also called the EMU - though it's different from the modern design. It was the result of ...

For the Apollo moon missions several decades ago, each astronaut was given three tailor-made A7L suits: one for the mission, one for training, and one spare. Made by ILC Dover, they had multiple ...

In preparation for the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing and the suit’s permanent display ... that billowed like snow powder whenever the astronauts took a step. Back inside the lunar ...

As Ax-1 commander and Axiom Space's chief astronaut, Lopez-Alegria gave his input into the design of the flight suits, but most of the credit goes to Italian outfitter Loro Piana. Working with a ...

Apollo-era suits were the first equipped with a life-support system. EMU: The Extravehicular Mobility Unit has been NASA’s workhorse suit for some 30 years, allowing astronauts to function in ...

On July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed in the Lunar Module Eagle ... Apollo 11 National Air and Space Museum Pressure Suit, A7-L, Armstrong, Apollo 11, Flown National Air ...

Today’s high-tech spacesuit materials are a far cry from the cotton and rubber used by early high-altitude pilots. This story appears in the July 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine.