1. Home
  2. Education
  3. 20th Century History

Buzz Aldrin Wearing Portable Life Support System

From Jennifer Rosenberg, About.com

A picture of Buzz Aldrin verifying fit of Portable Life Support System prior to Apollo 11 mission.

Astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr., wearing an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU), verifies fit of the Portable Life Support System (PLSS) strap length during lunar surface training at the Kennedy Space Center. (June 25, 1969)

Picture courtesy of NASA.
  1. Home
  2. Education
  3. 20th Century History
  4. Photographs
  5. Apollo 11 Pictures - Buzz Aldrin Wearing Portable Life Support System>

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.