50 years ago, thousands of everyday heroes made sure America won the race to the moon
(LA Times Kings)

One of the marvels of the race to the moon in the 1960s were the Apollo spacesuits - blazing, iconic white on the outside and composed of 21 layers of nested fabric. Imagine putting on that many T-shirts and trying to do anything. Those 21 layers were tough enough to stop a micrometeorite, but...