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Off Topic: Article About the Apollo Spacesuits

We have seen so much about the astronauts, the rockets, the spaceships, their watches, etc.

Here is an interesting article about their spacesuits --

http://www.txchnologist.com/2011/questions-for-nicholas-de-monchaux-author-of-spacesuit-fashioning-apollo

Yes, the Apollo spacesuits were made by Playtex, the women's girdle maker!!

Found this on Twitter; posted by @aptronym -- https://twitter.com/aptronym

Jeff

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