#moonwalk one

[humanoidhistory]

How to wear an Apollo 11 spacesuit. “It might be called a one-man spaceship of the smallest possible dimensions.” From the NASA documentary Moonwalk One, 1971.

[humanoidhistory]

The amazing women behind the Apollo 11 spacesuit. Clip from the NASA documentary Moonwalk One, 1971.

[humanoidhistory]

The guinea pigs of Apollo 11, as seen in the NASA documentary Moonwalk One, 1971.

[krjpalmer]

Following the lead of my family, I signed up with the educational network of a province on the far edge of the country to watch some of their shows streaming. Just as I was sorting my way through the catalog, I was told about a documentary just added, if not quite a “new” one...

[tidalwavesandquietstorms]

Look down that fragile bubble of life, afloat on a sea of nothing.

[nicolausen]

Moonwalk One

A very good documentary.

[todaysdocument]

Constructing the Spacesuits of Apollo 11

The Apollo 11 astronauts safely returned to Earth 45 years ago on July 24, 1969, after their successful mission to the surface of the Moon. Their mission depended on carefully engineered spacesuits to protect them from the rigors of space while also enabling them to explore the surface of the Moon. Moonwalk One shows the construction of a spacesuit as we hear the women who sew and manufacture it speaking about their work and the idea of going into space. They well understood the importance of their work. One tiny defect could easily put an astronaut’s life at risk.

Moonwalk One, ca. 1970

From the series: Headquarters’ Films Relating to Aeronautics, 1962 - 1981. Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1903 - 2006

via The Unwritten Record » Stepping Stones to the Moon

[spaceexp]

Moonwalk One: This documentary gives an in-depth look at the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. NASA archival footage, as well as reactions to the mission around the world, shows the enormous impact that the moon landing had.