A7L suit
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The A7L suit was the NASA spacesuit model worn by Apollo astronauts on the Moon, designed to provide life support, mobility, and protection in the lunar environment.
Observed surface forms (2)
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apollo program equipment
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extravehicular mobility unit ⓘ spacesuit ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor |
command module EVA contingency operations
ⓘ
extravehicular activity on the Moon ⓘ |
| followedBy | A7LB suit ⓘ |
| gasType | oxygen ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
gloves
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helmet ⓘ integrated thermal micrometeoroid garment ⓘ liquid cooling and ventilation garment ⓘ lunar overboots ⓘ portable life support system ⓘ pressure garment assembly ⓘ |
| introduced | 1968 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | ILC Dover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominalPressure | 3.7 psi ⓘ |
| notableExample | Neil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 spacesuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableExampleLocation | National Air and Space Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| providesFunction |
life support
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micrometeoroid protection ⓘ mobility in vacuum ⓘ thermal protection ⓘ |
| replaced | A6L suit ⓘ |
| usedByProgram |
Apollo program
NERFINISHED
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Apollo–Soyuz Test Project NERFINISHED ⓘ Skylab program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Apollo lunar landings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedForMissionType |
intravehicular activity
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lunar surface EVA ⓘ translunar EVA ⓘ |
| usedInEnvironment |
cislunar space
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low Earth orbit ⓘ lunar surface ⓘ |
| usedOnMission |
Apollo 11
NERFINISHED
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Apollo 12 NERFINISHED ⓘ Apollo 13 NERFINISHED ⓘ Apollo 14 NERFINISHED ⓘ Apollo 15 NERFINISHED ⓘ Apollo 16 NERFINISHED ⓘ Apollo 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ Apollo–Soyuz Test Project NERFINISHED ⓘ Skylab 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Skylab 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Skylab 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wornByAstronaut |
Alan Bean
NERFINISHED
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Alan Shepard NERFINISHED ⓘ Buzz Aldrin NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Duke NERFINISHED ⓘ David Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ Edgar Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ Eugene Cernan NERFINISHED ⓘ Harrison Schmitt NERFINISHED ⓘ James Irwin NERFINISHED ⓘ John Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Neil Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ Pete Conrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
A6L suit
this entity surface form:
A7LB suit