Explore the fascinating design and purpose of Apollo 11's spacesuit boots and overboots, essential for the historic Moon landing. Learn about their unique features, the iconic Moon footprint, and the vital role they played in the mission.

The Apollo/Skylab space suit (sometimes called the Apollo 11 Spacesuit because it was most known for being used in the Apollo 11 Mission) is a class of space suits used in Apollo and Skylab missions. The names for both the Apollo and Skylab space suits …

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This boot was worn over the main space suit (pressure garment assembly, or PGA) boot. The lunar overboots were donned prior to lunar surface activity and provided thermal and abrasion protection for the PGA boots during lunar surface operations.

This boot is part of the pair that was made for and worn by Eugene Cernan, commander of the Apollo 17 mission that landed on the moon on December 10, 1972. The International Latex Corporation made the boots which were part of Cernan's extra-vehicular (EV) equipment.

2006年4月11日 · The left toe of Neil's EVA boot is sunlit. The EVA boots were jettisoned before liftoff and, therefore, were not returned to Earth. Detail from AS11-40-5896. (Click on the image for a larger version.) Right Hip with Tether Attachment Point ( 994k) Right Thigh ( 1149k) Access Flap for Urine Collection Device and Medical Injection Patch, Closed ...

The lunar boot is worn over this boot, which is an integral part of the pressure suit. Left Hip and Thigh ( 1.4Mb ) The front zipper cover is on the left in the photo and a sewn-on pocket is at the bottom

There were a number of development Apollo space suit designs prior to the familiar Apollo A7L space suit, including the A6L suit. The lunar overboots from the A6L went through several design cycles and shared some similarities with the A7L/A7LB boot, yet the early A6L differed in a number of ways:

Each Apollo astronaut had three custom fitted A7L suits - one for flight, one for training, and one for flight back-up. The Apollo suit weighed 22 kg and its PLSS Portable Life Support System, 26 kg. The A7LB modification was used for Apollo J series lunar landing missions. The A7LB with an additional thermal garment was used for Skylab.

Neil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 spacesuit was more than just a suit; it was a personal spacecraft, a guardian against the unknown. Imagine strapping into a fabric spaceship, tailor-made to wander on the Moon! Dive into the story of this technological marvel and the man who made “one small step” into a giant leap for mankind.