The first outfit for the Moon astronaut

A decade before Neil Armstrong set foot on the Moon, an engineer at the US Aerospace Agency (NASA).

The first costume design for the Moon astronaut

Design of cosmic costumes by Allyn B. Hazard.(Photo: Business Insider)

At the time of the invention, Allyn B. Hazard was a development engineer in NASA 's missile research division in California. The astronaut outfit now has a bulky design, which seems to make it difficult for people to wear and it is not an official NASA project.

For Hazara, this project is not just a big idea or merely his imagination . However, his efforts have received certain attention. On April 27, 1962, Hazard and traveling suit appeared on Life magazine.

The material on this design is not much, so no one really knows how many samples Hazard has created, the exact material he uses and what and whether it can help astronauts on the Moon survive. or not. Even the numbers on the front of the suit are a mystery.

Despite not receiving NASA's attention, a group of students at the University of California, Los Angeles led by Professor John Lyman learned about it. Their research was published in the Post-Standard Sunday magazine, pointing out six issues to be dealt with before traveling outfits could be available for space flights.

According to them, because there is no air on the Moon , it needs oxygen storage for at least 10 days. Because the temperature changes, the costumes must also have an adjustable and insulating device, while protecting the wearer from the impact of radiation and preventing moisture loss. The travel shirt needs to be flexible, suitable for the environment covered by thick dust and atmospheric pressure on the Moon. To ensure the needs of astronauts, it also needs to be equipped with an internal food bag.

On July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 spacecraft left the globe to perform the first human moon landing. The astronaut's outfit is more compact than Hazard's design and no antenna on the hat.

Astronaut Neil Armstrong's costume.(Photo: NASA)