Gallery: The Epic Battle Behind the Apollo Spacesuit

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    Jane Butchin, Delema Domegys, Inspector Mary Todd, and others, on the shop floor at the Dover, DE ILC plant, June 28, 1967. Credit: Courtesy ILC Dover, Inc.
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    From left to right, Aldrin (obscured), Collins, and Armstrong walk along a corridor at the Kennedy Space Center on their way to the Saturn V/Apollo 11 vehicle. Credit: Courtesy Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, FL, NASA
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    Promotional pamphlet showing use of DuPont materials in 20 of the 21 layers of the Apollo A7L. Credit: Courtesy ILC Dover, Inc.
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    Astronaut Charles Conrad, Jr. (facing camera) simulates picking up lunar samples, while astronaut Alan L. Bean simulates their photographic documentation, five weeks before their launch in Apollo 12, October 6, 1969. Credit: NASA Image S69-55368, courtesy Johnson Space Center.
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