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Apollo 11 made the A7L the most iconic suit of the program. It proved to be the primary [[pressure suit]] worn by [[NASA]] astronauts for [[Project Apollo]]. Starting in 1969, the A7L suits were designed and produced by [[ILC Dover]] (a division of [[Playtex]] at the time). The A7L is an evolution of ILC's initial A5L, which won a 1965 pressure suit competition, and A6L, which introduced the integrated thermal and micrometeoroid cover layer. After the deadly [[Apollo 1]] fire, the suit was upgraded to be fire-resistant and designated A7L.<ref name='SP-4011:Skylab A Chronology'>{{cite web|url=https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4011/part2c.htm |title=SP-4011:Skylab A Chronology |access-date=2007-07-07 |year=1977 |publisher=[[NASA]] | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070717011524/https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4011/part2c.htm| archive-date= 17 July 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref name='EMU Development'>{{cite web|url=http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/tnD8093EMUDevelop.html |title=Development of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit|publisher=NASA |author1=Charles C. Lutz|author2=Harley L. Stutesman |author3=Maurice A. Carson |author4=James W. McBarron II |year=1975 |access-date=10 January 2016 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070801204432/http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/tnD8093EMUDevelop.html| archive-date= 1 August 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref>
On July 20, 1969, the [[Apollo 11]] EMUs were prominent in television coverage of the first lunar landing. Also in 1969, International Latex elected to spin
The basic design of the A7L suit was a one piece, five-layer "torso-limb" suit with convoluted joints made of synthetic and natural rubber at the shoulders, elbows, wrist, hips, ankle, and knee joints. A shoulder "cable/conduit" assembly allowed the suit's shoulder to move forward, backwards, up, or down with user movements. Quick disconnects at the neck and forearms allowed for the connection of the pressure gloves and the famous Apollo "fishbowl helmet" (adopted by NASA as it allowed an unrestricted view, as well as eliminating the need for a visor seal required in the [[Navy Mark IV|Mercury]] and [[Gemini Spacesuit|Gemini and Apollo Block I]] spacesuit helmets). A cover layer, which was designed to be fireproof after the deadly Apollo 1 fire, was attached to the pressure garment assembly and was removable for repairs and inspection. All A7L suits featured a vertical zipper from the helmet disconnect (neck ring), down the back, and around the crotch.
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