{"product_id":"lunar-outfitters-bill-ayrey-9780813066578","title":"Lunar Outfitters: Making the Apollo Space Suit","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe design processes behind a giant leap for mankind\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeil Armstrong in a space suit on the moon remains an iconic representation of America's technological ingenuity. Few know that the Model A-7L pressure suit worn by the Apollo 11 astronauts, and the Model A-7LB that replaced it in 1971, originated at ILC Industries (now ILC Dover, LP), an obscure Delaware industrial firm.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLongtime ILC space suit test engineer Bill Ayrey draws on original files and photographs to tell the dramatic story of the company's role in the Apollo Program. Though respected for its early designs, ILC failed to win NASA's faith. When the government called for new suit concepts in 1965, ILC had to plead for consideration before NASA gave it a mere six weeks to come up with a radically different design. ILC not only met the deadline but won the contract. That underdog success led to its greatest challenge: winning a race against time to create a suit that would determine the success or failure of the Apollo missions--and life or death for the astronauts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA fascinating behind-the-scenes history of a vital component of the space program, \u003ci\u003eLunar Outfitters\u003c\/i\u003e goes inside the suit that made it possible for human beings to set foot on the moon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Ayrey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813066573\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813066578\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 5.90w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/29\/2020","brand":"Bill Ayrey","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43986531320063,"sku":"9780813066578","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_26cf456a-44f1-4c3c-9b06-71ba42b5aa39.jpg?v=1683283894","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lunar-outfitters-bill-ayrey-9780813066578","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}