The Gemini 7 crew leaves the suiting trailer during the prelaunch countdown. That's astronauts James A. Lovell Jr. at the front who was the pilot, and Frank Borman behind him who was the command pilot. The suit they wore were designed to be more comfortable during the 14-day mission and give the astronauts greater mobility than on previous Gemini missions.
And after two weeks they appear to be very happy to be back
Steve
I`ve just come across a pic from 1979 Dr Who:Nightmare of Eden
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And heres an interesting site featuring a 1992 auction of Who props including a helmet from the episode Terminus estimate only £30-50[!]
http://fifthdoctorcostume.blogspot.com/2016/01/bonhams-1992-august-24th-entertainment.html
Nice. I've definitely blogged on both but they may be nicer images so I might update the posts
DeleteOk,heres one I stumbled across quite by accident[hand on my heart its true!],anyway file this one under Lust in Space,definitely not sfw.
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http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/showthread.php?p=685639
At first glance it appears to be the Men into Space/MA-3 helmet and suit but it doesnt quite match up altho` the visor looks about right
Personally it makes me think of a soft porn pictorial version of this old classic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kii8Zsuo3_c
Fantastic find. I'll figure out how I'm going to blog that... but blog it I will. Also quite a cool Blog site, historical/cultural porn, an interesting "mirror" to see how we've changed over the years... or stayed the same
DeleteOne small detail that's easy to miss is that the Gemini suits were cut and formed to put the wearers into a sitting position, because in the course of the mission they would never leave the spacecraft and walk around.
ReplyDeleteOf course, that made them look hunched forward and awkward while going to the capsule.
Well there's something I've never considered before. Thanks for that John
DeleteAnd you can't keep a good idea down. The experimental suits designed for the ULA Starliner have the inflatable helmets as well.
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It's probably difficult to get something like this to work on a movie set, because you'd actually need to inflate the suit slightly so pressure could keep the helmet from collapsing. On the other hand, the air blowing in would make it cool, and since it really is a pressure suit, it would look very realistic.