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Apollo EVA boots, Where are they now?
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post Apr 29 2007, 10:04 AM
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Am I right in thinking that the EVA boots worn by Jack Schmitt (Apollo 17) are the only pair to have been brought back to Earth?

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a17/Schmittlunarbootright1.jpg

Were the other eleven pairs, including that historic boot worn by Armstrong, simply left on the lunar surface due to LM Ascent Stage weight issues?

One of the symbols of human lunar exploration has always been the bootprint so maybe more of these historic items should have been brought home.


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post Apr 29 2007, 03:55 PM
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They were like overshoes I think.

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- As old as Voyager   Apollo EVA boots   Apr 29 2007, 10:04 AM
- - djellison   QUOTE (As old as Voyager @ Apr 29 2007, 11...   Apr 29 2007, 11:45 AM
- - Phil Stooke   The photos of bootprints in the regolith are all w...   Apr 29 2007, 02:54 PM
- - ElkGroveDan   I'm assuming that we are talking about leaving...   Apr 29 2007, 03:05 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Apr 29 2007, 11:05 A...   Apr 29 2007, 03:31 PM
- - Stu   Dunno... I realise the weight issue made this unwi...   Apr 29 2007, 03:05 PM
- - djellison   They were like overshoes I think. Doug   Apr 29 2007, 03:55 PM
- - dvandorn   The Apollo pressure suit assembly wasn't an in...   Apr 29 2007, 03:56 PM

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