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Spacesuit : fashioning Apollo /

Chronicles the creation of the Apollo 11 spacesuits worn by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, which were designed by the women's undergarment-maker Playtex and consisted of 21 specialized layers, in a book that includes 140 full-color illustrations.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: De Monchaux, Nicholas, 1973- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Project Apollo (U.S.) > Public opinion > History > 20th century.
International Latex Corporation.
Space suits > United States > History > 20th century.
Manned space flight > History > 20th century.
Technology > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Fashion > History > 20th century.
Art, Municipal > History > 20th century.
Architecture, Modern.
Fashion and architecture.
Transport.
Project Apollo (U.S.)
Art, Municipal.
Fashion.
Manned space flight.
Public opinion.
Space suits.
Technology > Social aspects.
United States.
Raumfahrt.
Raumanzug.
Teknologi > sociala aspekter.
Mode > Rymddräkter.
1900-1999
Nonfiction.
History.
Description
Summary:Chronicles the creation of the Apollo 11 spacesuits worn by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, which were designed by the women's undergarment-maker Playtex and consisted of 21 specialized layers, in a book that includes 140 full-color illustrations.
Physical Description:xiii, 364 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Awards:Shortlisted for the Art Book Prize (formerly Banister Fletcher Prize), 2012.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780262015202
026201520X