Mercury/Gemini: The first space suits were modified U.S. Navy jet-aircraft pressure suits. Neoprene-coated nylon lined the inside; aluminized nylon covered the exterior. Apollo: Custom-tailored ...

As part of the Apollo program ... tasks was designing the first space suit that could sustain life on a natural satellite. Designers were required to come up with a suit that could create a ...

Space suits—designed to provide oxygen and consistent ... travels to the moon in our July cover story “50 years after Apollo 11, a new moon race is on.” ...

In 1972, Apollo ... curled up, and now it’s just ash after 50 years,” he said, noting his was the only family photo left on the moon. Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke, left, and space shuttle ...