Apollo 11 Space Suit - Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum - Yorba Linda, CA - Exact Replicas on Waymarking.com

Located within the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum are many historical pieces connected to our 37th President of the United States. Located within an exhibit room devoted to space missions that occurred during Nixon's presidency are a few replicas. This replica is of an Apollo 11 Space Suit worn during specific Apollo missions. There's a placard next to this suit that reads:

Apollo 11 Space Suit

Protecting astronauts from the dangers of space

"This replica of an Apollo 11 space suit (formally known as an extravehicular mobility unit or EMU) represents the protective gear astronauts wore during the Apollo 11, 12, 13 and 14 missions. (Apollo 15-17 astronauts wore a different type of suit.) Astronauts used EMUs only when they were outside their spacecraft; onboard, the astronauts wore a different, and much less complicated, uniform.

The space suits were white because that color best reflected sunlight and so kept the suit-and the astronauts-cool. EMUs had to withstand temperatures that ranged from -250° to +250° Fahrenheit as well as strikes from micrometeorites that could puncture an unprotected space suit.

The EMUs used on the Apollo missions took ten years and millions of dollars to develop, the production versions used on the missions cost as much as $200,000 in 1968 (or more than $1.2 million today). The suit incorporates heating and cooling technology, oxygen tubes, and waste disposal units. Among the materials used in its 26 layers was a Fiberglass derivative known as Beta cloth which was coated with Teflon; the resulting fabric withstood the challenging conditions of space, allowed astronauts greater mobility, and provided protections in the event of a spacecraft fire (as with the tragedy of Apollo 1). The distinctive bubble helmet incorporates a headrest, visors and eyeshades to protect against radiation, and a Velcro nose-scratching pad."

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There are many other exact replicas located throughout this library and museum, many have yet to be waymarked, so look for them!

Where is original located?: Unknown Where is this replica located?: Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum Who created the original?: Unknown Internet Link about Original: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_suit Year Original was Created (approx. ok): 1969

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