The 1969 Apollo 11 Space Suit Was Made By Playtex

Seriously someone needs to turn this into a movie!

The first men to walk on the moon were basically wearing a high-tech brassiere. Not even a little joking.

When NASA put out a bid in 1962 for the Apollo spacesuit, the expected winners were major defense contractors like your Hamilton Standard, Goodrich, Litton Industries. Then out of nowhere Playtex submitted a bid. A “bra” company.

Despite not having any aerospace experience, Playtex’s 21 layer hand stitched space suit blew all its competit