The space suit
16 of 27 from Photos: The Apollo 11 moon landing
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This picture of Aldrin is one of the most iconic in the history of space exploration. Of moving on the moon, he later recounted: "I took off jogging to test my maneuverability. The exercise gave me an odd sensation and looked even more odd when I later saw the films of it. With bulky suits on, we seemed to be moving in slow motion. I noticed immediately that my inertia seemed much greater. Earth-bound, I would have stopped my run in just one step, but I had to use three or four steps to sort of wind down.
"My Earth weight, with the big backpack and heavy suit, was 360 pounds. On the moon, I weighed only 60 pounds."
July 16, 2009 4:00 AM PDT
Photo by: NASA
