In an environment this extreme, the suits worn for the first, and subsequent, Apollo lunar landings had to be marvels of science and engineering. The moon suits worn by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin had 21 layers. In 2018 Neil Armstrong's flight suit sold for $87,500 at an auction!!!!
Photographs taken by Ulrich Lotzmann, Amanda Young, and Bill Ayrey April 10th & 11th, 2006
at the National Air and Space Museum's Garber Facility.
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