Apollo spacesuit

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The Apollo spacesuit was a life-supporting, pressurized garment that protected NASA astronauts from the harsh environment of space and the lunar surface during the Apollo missions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf extravehicular activity suit
pressure garment
space suit
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
endUse 1975
hasComponent CO₂ removal cartridges
Oxygen Purge System
PLSS control panel
PLSS umbilical hoses
Portable Life Support System
R‑12 refrigerant loop (early PLSS versions)
anti‑fog visor
bioinstrumentation sensors
biomedical telemetry system
boots
chest‑mounted Remote Control Unit
communications carrier cap
communications system
cooling water circulation system
dust‑cover visor
feedwater tank
gas retention bladder
gloves
gold‑coated visor
helmet
integrated harness
liquid cooling and ventilation garment
lunar overshoes
neck ring
outer abrasion layer
oxygen tanks
pressure garment assembly
pressure regulator
pressure relief valves
pressure‑sealing zippers
restraint layer
sample bag attachments
sun visor
tether attachments
thermal gloves overgloves
thermal insulation layers
thermal micrometeoroid garment
tool loops
umbilical connectors
urine collection device
visors assembly
waist disconnect
warning and caution indicators
water sublimator
wrist disconnects
hasProperty CO₂ removal capability
back‑mounted life support pack
biomedical data transmission
custom‑fitted to each astronaut
designed for lunar surface walking and kneeling
designed for one‑g and zero‑g operations
designed to allow tool use and sample collection
designed to maintain internal pressure in vacuum
designed to withstand extreme temperature swings
designed to withstand lunar dust abrasion
designed to withstand micrometeoroid impacts
dust protection
dust‑resistant zippers and joints
emergency oxygen capability
emergency purge system for suit cooling
fire‑resistant materials
full‑pressure suit
humidity control
independently pressurized
jointed at shoulders elbows hips knees and ankles
limited EVA duration (about 7–8 hours with PLSS)
limited field of view through helmet
limited mobility
manual controls on chest unit
manual donning and doffing
mass around 80–90 kg with PLSS in lunar gravity
micrometeoroid protection
modular design
multi‑layer construction
operating pressure about 3.7 psi
operational in low gravity
operational in vacuum
operational inside spacecraft with umbilicals
operational on lunar surface
oxygen atmosphere
radiation attenuation
redundant life‑support functions
reflective outer surface
self‑contained life support (with PLSS)
temperature regulation
thermal protection
two‑way voice communication
white outer color
hasVersion A1C suit
A5L suit
A7L suit
surface form: A6L suit

A7L suit
A7L suit
surface form: A7LB suit

Apollo spacesuit self-linksurface differs
surface form: Block I Apollo spacesuit

Apollo spacesuit self-linksurface differs
surface form: Block II Apollo spacesuit
locationOfExhibits Johnson Space Center
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.
surface form: National Air and Space Museum

various museums worldwide
manufacturer David Clark Company
Hamilton Sundstrand
surface form: Hamilton Standard

International Latex Corporation
notableWearer Alan Shepard
Buzz Aldrin
David Scott
Edgar D. Mitchell
surface form: Edgar Mitchell

Eugene Cernan
surface form: Gene Cernan

Harrison H. Schmitt
surface form: Harrison Schmitt

Jim Lovell
John Young
Michael Collins
Neil A. Armstrong
surface form: Neil Armstrong
operator NASA
partOf Apollo spacecraft
surface form: Apollo spacecraft systems
precededBy Gemini spacesuit
startUse 1968
successor Shuttle Extravehicular Mobility Unit
surface form: Space Shuttle Extravehicular Mobility Unit
usedFor Apollo program
extravehicular activity on the Moon
in‑space extravehicular activity
life support in vacuum
lunar surface exploration
usedInMission Apollo 10
Apollo 11
Apollo 12
Apollo 13
Apollo 14
Apollo 15
Apollo 16
Apollo 17
Apollo 7
Apollo 8
Apollo 9

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Apollo astronauts usedEquipment Apollo spacesuit
Apollo spacesuit hasVersion Apollo spacesuit self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Block I Apollo spacesuit
Apollo spacesuit hasVersion Apollo spacesuit self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Block II Apollo spacesuit
Portable Life Support System mountedOn Apollo spacesuit
this entity surface form: Apollo A7L space suit
Portable Life Support System mountedOn Apollo spacesuit
this entity surface form: Apollo A7LB space suit