APOLLO SPACE SUIT SCHEMATIC. DETAILED SCHEMATIC OF THE EXTRAVEHICULAR MOBILITY UNIT (COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE SPACESUIT)

APOLLO SPACE SUIT SCHEMATIC

Extravehicular Mobility Unit Detailed Schematic, 1 EMU, drawing from an Apollo 17 LM Systems Data Book, NASA/MSC, March 1972. Single folded sheet, 10 1/2 by 37 1/4 inches, handcolored in green, red, blue and orange by NASA Chief Flight Director Gene Kranz. Some technical notations in black and orange.

AN EXCELLENT, DETAILED SCHEMATIC OF THE EXTRAVEHICULAR MOBILITY UNIT, MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE SPACESUIT, HANDCOLORED AND NOTATED BY NASA CHIEF FLIGHT DIRECTOR GENE KRANZ. This highly detailed schematic reveals the engineering marvel of the Apollo spacesuits, showing all subsystems, including life support, power systems, communications systems, and more. An incredible document that demonstrates the deep complexity of the suits that kept the Apollo astronauts alive while on their historic moonwalks. Of special interest is the detailed drawing of the face of an Omega Speedmaster Chronograph Wristwatch, indicating where on the suit the watch was to be placed.

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