The Long-Forgotten History of the British Moon Spacesuit

Decades before NASA's Apollo program, the British Interplanetary Society wanted to go to the moon: in a spacesuit that looked like a suit of armour.

Thanks to all the team at the National Space Centre: https://spacecentre.co.uk/
And to the British Interplanetary Society for their archive images: https://www.bis-space.com/

Drone filming by special permission of the National Space Centre. Please do not attempt it yourself, the Rocket Tower is made of ETFE foil on a steel frame and propellers must not get close to it!

More about the BIS spacesuit: https://spacecentre.co.uk/blog-post/the-bis-lunar-spacesuit/

Edited by Michelle Martin (@mrsmmartin)

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