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NASA outfits over the years

By Sonja Thompson

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NASA outfits over the years

Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper - 1959

Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper - 1959

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NACA Lewis Softball Team - 1952

NACA Lewis Softball Team - 1952

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Pilot Joe Walker and the X-1A - 1954

Pilot Joe Walker and the X-1A - 1954

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Joe Walker in pressure suit with X-1E - 1958

Joe Walker in pressure suit with X-1E - 1958

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Astronaut Walter M. Schirra - 1959

Astronaut Walter M. Schirra - 1959

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The Original Seven - 1960

The Original Seven - 1960

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Shepard With Freedom 7 Capsule - 1961

Shepard With Freedom 7 Capsule - 1961

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Mercury suit components - 1961

Mercury suit components - 1961

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Flying Saucer? Aliens? - 1961

Flying Saucer? Aliens? - 1961

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John H. Glenn Jr. being fitted with gloves for his space suit - 1962

John H. Glenn Jr. being fitted with gloves for his space suit - 1962

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Reduced Gravity Walking Simulator - 1963

Reduced Gravity Walking Simulator - 1963

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Space suit A-3H-024 with Lunar Excursion Module astronaut restraint harness - 1964

Space suit A-3H-024 with Lunar Excursion Module astronaut restraint harness - 1964

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Apollo Project - 1965

Apollo Project - 1965

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Ed White First American Spacewalker - 1965

Ed White First American Spacewalker - 1965

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X-15 pilots clown around - 1966

X-15 pilots clown around - 1966

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Gemini 9 configured extravehicular spacesuit assembly - 1966

Gemini 9 configured extravehicular spacesuit assembly - 1966

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Test subject models uprated Apollo A6L pressure suit - 1967

Test subject models uprated Apollo A6L pressure suit - 1967

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Two astronauts check mobility of different types of Apollo space suits - 1968

Two astronauts check mobility of different types of Apollo space suits - 1968

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Waving Apollo 8 Astronauts Leaving Recovery Helicopter - 1968

Waving Apollo 8 Astronauts Leaving Recovery Helicopter - 1968

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The Apollo 9 Astronauts - 1968

The Apollo 9 Astronauts - 1968

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Apollo 12 Lunar EVA Training - 1969

Apollo 12 Lunar EVA Training - 1969

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Schweickart On "The Porch" - 1969

Schweickart On "The Porch" - 1969

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Apollo 11 Astronaut Edwin Aldrin Prepares for Weightless Conditions - 1969

Apollo 11 Astronaut Edwin Aldrin Prepares for Weightless Conditions - 1969

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Buzz Aldrin on the Moon - 1969

Buzz Aldrin on the Moon - 1969

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Apollo 13 - 1970

Apollo 13 - 1970

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Exhibit of space suits designed for Soviet Cosmonauts during ASTP - 1975

Exhibit of space suits designed for Soviet Cosmonauts during ASTP - 1975

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Neutral Simulator Buoyancy Simulator-Test NB32 - 1980

Neutral Simulator Buoyancy Simulator-Test NB32 - 1980

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Fire Fighter's Attire - 1982

Fire Fighter's Attire - 1982

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NASA Headquarters photographic tribute to Special Spacesuit - 1982

NASA Headquarters photographic tribute to Special Spacesuit - 1982

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Payload Specialist Scully-Power in full flight suit with helmet - 1984

Payload Specialist Scully-Power in full flight suit with helmet - 1984

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Backpacking - 1984

Backpacking - 1984

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Rep. Bill Nelson during space food and consumables orientation and suit fitting - 1987

Rep. Bill Nelson during space food and consumables orientation and suit fitting - 1987

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STS-49 INTELSAT VI-R WETF exercise with astronauts Musgrave, Clifford, Voss - 1992

STS-49 INTELSAT VI-R WETF exercise with astronauts Musgrave, Clifford, Voss - 1992

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STS-51 orange launch/entry garments aligned on middeck prior to landing - 1993

STS-51 orange launch/entry garments aligned on middeck prior to landing - 1993

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STS-79 Shuttle Mission Imagery - 1996

STS-79 Shuttle Mission Imagery - 1996

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STS-87 Shuttle Mission Imagery - 1997

STS-87 Shuttle Mission Imagery - 1997

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STS-82 crew members pose in their clean room suits - 1997

STS-82 crew members pose in their clean room suits - 1997

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STS-103 Pilot Scott J. Kelly is ready to take his turn at driving a small armored personnel carrier - 1999

STS-103 Pilot Scott J. Kelly is ready to take his turn at driving a small armored personnel carrier - 1999

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Cosmonaut Yury V. Usachev - 2001

Cosmonaut Yury V. Usachev - 2001

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Workers finish donning SCAPE suits for the fueling of the Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft - 2002

Workers finish donning SCAPE suits for the fueling of the Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft - 2002

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Launch and entry suits hang in readiness for the STS-111 crew - 2002

Launch and entry suits hang in readiness for the STS-111 crew - 2002

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STS-114 Mission Commander Eileen Collins - 2005

STS-114 Mission Commander Eileen Collins - 2005

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A long-lost spacesuit recently uncovered - 2005

A long-lost spacesuit recently uncovered - 2005

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Prime and backup crew members for a mission to the International Space Station - 2006

Prime and backup crew members for a mission to the International Space Station - 2006

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Astronaut William S. (Bill) McArthur, Jr. reads a checklist as he prepares to exercise - 2006

Astronaut William S. (Bill) McArthur, Jr. reads a checklist as he prepares to exercise - 2006

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Russian Orlan spacesuit underwater spacewalk simulation - 2006

Russian Orlan spacesuit underwater spacewalk simulation - 2006

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Astronaut C. Michael Foale prepares to don a Mark III advanced space suit technology demonstrator - 2006

Astronaut C. Michael Foale prepares to don a Mark III advanced space suit technology demonstrator - 2006

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Kelly Latimer, Dryden's first female research test pilot - 2007

Kelly Latimer, Dryden's first female research test pilot - 2007

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Astronauts Sunita L. Williams, and Michael A. Lopez-Alegria don their extravehicular mobility unit space suits - 2007

Astronauts Sunita L. Williams, and Michael A. Lopez-Alegria don their extravehicular mobility unit space suits - 2007

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NASA Moses Lake Demonstrations - 2008

NASA Moses Lake Demonstrations - 2008

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STS-131 and Expedition 23 Group Portrait - 2010

STS-131 and Expedition 23 Group Portrait - 2010

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By Sonja Thompson
My name is Sonja Thompson. I've worked for TechRepublic since October of 1999, starting with the enewsletter team, then with the Premium Products group (creating books and CDs), as well as programming some of the elements on the site. After leading t