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Society: ASME Main Category: Mechanical Sub Category: Era: 1960-1969 DateCreated: 1968 ILC Dover Frederica State: DE Zip: 1996-2080 Country: USA Website: https://www.asme.org/about-asme/who-we-are/engineering-history/landmarks/255-apollo-space-suit, https://www.asme.org/wwwasmeorg/media/ResourceFiles/AboutASME/Who%20We%20Are/Engineering%20History/Landmarks/ApolloBR.pdf Creator:

Apollo astronauts who ventured outside of the protective confines of their pressurized capsules faced a number of hazards, among them: exposure to cosmic debris, solar radiation, and surface temperatures that widely varied. The suit also needed to accommodate a wide range of motion to allow the duties of the missions to be successfully accomplished.

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Image Credit: Public Domain - Take by Neil Armstrong Image Caption: Edwin Aldrin wearing the A7L spacesuit on the moon. Era_date_from:
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Apollo astronauts who ventured outside of the protective confines of their pressurized capsules faced a number of hazards, among them: exposure to cosmic debris, solar radiation, and surface temperatures that widely varied. The suit also needed to accommodate a wide range of motion to allow the…

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