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TIL that the spacesuits for the first moon landing were made by Playtex, a company famous for making bras and girdles. NASA had staged a competition to see who could make the best suit. Playtex officials essentially had to beg to be allowed to submit a suit design into the competition.
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There’s a great episode from Moon Machines that covers this. Check out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq–Mfit0LY