Spacesuit : fashioning Apollo / Nicholas de Monchaux.

Contents Space/suit -- The new look -- The new look in defense planning -- Flight and suits -- Cyborg -- Flight suit to space suit -- Man in space -- Bras and the battlefield -- JFK -- Contractual physiology -- Simulation -- The moon suit plays football -- Handmade -- Hard suit 1 -- "We've got a signal!" -- Hard suit 2 -- Control space -- Cities and cyborgs -- 21 layers.
Abstract Chronicles the creation of the Apollo 11 spacesuits worn by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, which were designed by the women's undergarment-maker Playtex and consisted of 21 specialized layers, in a book that includes 140 full-color illustrations.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010022786
ISBN9780262015202 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN026201520X (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks TL1550 .D46 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold