Hilarious Supercut of #Astronauts Falling on the #Moon
Issued by Universe Today
The Apollo astronauts walked on the Moon, yes. But they also hopped, bounded, and shuffled. And sometimes they fell, spectacularly. That caused a lot of consternation back on the Earth, especially for the engineers who designed the Apollo spacesuits.
James McBarron was an aerospace technologist who worked on spacesuits for every NASA program, from Mercury to the International Space Station. I asked him what his biggest concern was when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first stepped upon the surface of the Moon in July of 1969.
“I was worried they would fall, and not be able to get up,” McBarron said. “The suit wasn’t that mobile, and it was a known concern. As it was, on later missions we did have several crew members who fell, but they were able to get up. It just took a little dexterity and creativity.”
https://www.universetoday.com/146253/hilarious-supercut-of-astronauts-falling-on-the-moon/
The Apollo astronauts walked on the Moon, yes. But they also hopped, bounded, and shuffled. And sometimes they fell, spectacularly. That caused a lot of consternation back on the Earth, especially for the engineers who designed the Apollo spacesuits.
James McBarron was an aerospace technologist who worked on spacesuits for every NASA program, from Mercury to the International Space Station. I asked him what his biggest concern was when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first stepped upon the surface of the Moon in July of 1969.
“I was worried they would fall, and not be able to get up,” McBarron said. “The suit wasn’t that mobile, and it was a known concern. As it was, on later missions we did have several crew members who fell, but they were able to get up. It just took a little dexterity and creativity.”
https://www.universetoday.com/146253/hilarious-supercut-of-astronauts-falling-on-the-moon/
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