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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
A6L suit ⓘ
linked to: A7L suit

A7L suit ⓘ
A7LB suit ⓘ
linked to: A7L suit

Block I Apollo spacesuit ⓘ
linked to: Apollo spacesuit

Block II Apollo spacesuit ⓘ
linked to: Apollo spacesuit
locationOfExhibits Johnson Space Center ⓘ
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex ⓘ
National Air and Space Museum ⓘ
various museums worldwide ⓘ
manufacturer David Clark Company ⓘ
Hamilton Standard ⓘ
linked to: Hamilton Sundstrand

International Latex Corporation ⓘ
notableWearer Alan Shepard ⓘ
Buzz Aldrin ⓘ
David Scott ⓘ
Edgar Mitchell ⓘ
linked to: Edgar D. Mitchell

Gene Cernan ⓘ
linked to: Eugene Cernan

Harrison Schmitt ⓘ
linked to: Harrison H. Schmitt

Jim Lovell ⓘ
John Young ⓘ
Michael Collins ⓘ
Neil Armstrong ⓘ
linked to: Neil A. Armstrong
operator NASA ⓘ
partOf Apollo spacecraft systems ⓘ
linked to: Apollo spacecraft
precededBy Gemini spacesuit ⓘ
startUse 1968 ⓘ
successor 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 → Block I Apollo spacesuit ⓘ
linked to: Apollo spacesuit
Apollo spacesuit → hasVersion → Block II Apollo spacesuit ⓘ
linked to: Apollo spacesuit
Portable Life Support System → mountedOn → Apollo A7L space suit ⓘ
linked to: Apollo spacesuit
Portable Life Support System → mountedOn → Apollo A7LB space suit ⓘ
linked to: Apollo spacesuit
International Latex Corporation → workedOn → Apollo spacesuit pressure garment assembly ⓘ
linked to: Apollo spacesuit
Oxygen Purge System → partOf → Apollo spacesuit ⓘ
Oxygen Purge System → partOf → Apollo Extravehicular Mobility Unit ⓘ
linked to: Apollo spacesuit
Oxygen Purge System → usedWith → Apollo A7LB spacesuit ⓘ
linked to: Apollo spacesuit
PLSS control panel → partOf → Apollo lunar extravehicular mobility unit ⓘ
linked to: Apollo spacesuit
PLSS control panel → usedOn → Apollo spacesuit ⓘ
A5L suit → partOf → Apollo space suit development program ⓘ
linked to: Apollo spacesuit
A5L suit → contributedToDesignOf → Apollo A7L lunar EVA suit ⓘ
linked to: Apollo spacesuit
A7L suit → notableExample → Neil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 spacesuit ⓘ
linked to: Apollo spacesuit