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Emble12 t1_irzgmdy wrote

Reply to comment by AmishRocket in Museum shows off Taiwan flag which went to the moon on Apollo 11 by Pure_Candidate_3831

How did they get the boots outside if there wasn’t an airlock on the LM?

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danzelectric t1_is0lw1z wrote

Most called them moon boots. They slipped over the shoes worn in the spaceship, like galoshes for the rain

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Emble12 t1_is0m31l wrote

Ah, so they weren’t pressurised?

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AmishRocket t1_is0n1oq wrote

Nope. The boots were overshoes. Something like galoshes that gave them extra protection and traction while walking on the moon. (But I like to think they could just toss things out of the lunar lander’s screen door. /s)

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