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Mar. 25, 2011
How to Dress for Space Travel
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| When Neil Armstrong stepped onto the surface of the moon in 1969, he was wearing one of the most technologically advanced outfits ever created. Nicholas de Monchaux, author of the book Spacesuit: Fashioning Apollo talks about the surprising history and iconic design of the Apollo 11 spacesuit. |
Produced by Katherine Wells
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Nicholas de Monchaux
Author, "Spacesuit: Fashioning Apollo" (MIT Press, 2011)
Assistant Professor of Architecture and Urban Design
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
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Spacesuit: Fashioning Apollo
by Nicholas de de Monchaux
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