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title: "The Original Space Suits From Nasa’s Archive"
description: "Did you know? Most of the early space suits were manufactured by a company called ILC Dover, later known as Playtex — the same company that was making women’s undergarments back then. For more amazing photos of Nasa’s history, check out the San Diego Air & Space Museum on Flickr. There’s just so much goodness"
image: "https://controlsquare.com/transmissions/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1.jpg"
url: "https://controlsquare.com/transmissions/nostalgia/the-original-space-suits-from-nasas-archive/"
---

# The Original Space Suits From Nasa’s Archive

Did you know? Most of the early space suits were manufactured by a company called [ILC Dover](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ILC_Dover), later known as Playtex — the same company that was making women’s undergarments back then. For more amazing photos of Nasa’s history, check out the [San Diego Air & Space Museum](http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/with/7142952481/) on Flickr. There’s just so much goodness in the archives.

![](https://arc.controlsquare.com/holodeck/3-25/original-nasa-space-suits-2.jpg)

![](https://arc.controlsquare.com/holodeck/3-25/original-nasa-space-suits-3.jpg)

![](https://arc.controlsquare.com/holodeck/3-25/original-nasa-space-suits-4.jpg)

![](https://arc.controlsquare.com/holodeck/3-25/original-nasa-space-suits-5.jpg)

![](https://arc.controlsquare.com/holodeck/3-25/original-nasa-space-suits-6.jpg)

![](https://arc.controlsquare.com/holodeck/3-25/original-nasa-space-suits-7.jpg)

![](https://arc.controlsquare.com/holodeck/3-25/original-nasa-space-suits-8.jpg)

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