Its true beauty was that it worked

A letter of thanks from Neil Armstrong

Buzz Aldrin on the Moon, wearing the A7L Spacesuit. Photo by Neil Armstrong, via NASA.

As he exited the Apollo Lunar Module on July 20th of 1969, ready to set foot on the Moon, Neil Armstrong’s immediate safety was in the hands of an incredible feat of engineering that is often overlooked: his A7L Spacesuit and backpack. Built at Lyndon B. Johnson Space …