1960s astronaut

Newly declassified documents reveal the 1959 plans - labelled Project Horizon - which included research into the effects of detonating a nuclear weapon there

This spacesuit, worn by Aldrin during his EVA (extra-vehicular activity) on the moon in 1969 is a model A7L suit and was tailored especially for him.

This picture is from the estate of a man that worked at D.N.J. (later Burrell) Photo Laboratory in Crown Point Indiana. NASA used this lab because it was one of the few in the country that was able to process the special film that was used on the mission.

The intrepid space kid of the 1960s and 1970s needed one more crucial piece of gear for playtime on the final frontier: a space helmet.

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Space art by John Polgreen. 1950s.

Jean-Loup Chrétien, a French astronaut aboard the Soviet Soyuz TM-7 mission, made a near-six hour EVA to deploy some structures on board the Mir space station.