![]() ![]() ![]() Still The Right Stuff plans additional offerings, including a limited edition "Signature" version of the flight jacket with its orange lining substituted by white silk and autographed by Worden. The blue jacket is £450 (pound sterling), which at current exchange rates is about $740 (US). Orders for the replica Apollo flight jacket have just begun through Alexander Leather Jackets in Scotland. " is a truly authentic copy of the clothing we wore during the Apollo days," Worden wrote. Fortunately, the zippers, studs and snaps were still available from the government contractor that produced the pieces for NASA. The jacket soft-goods sourced, the astronaut and attorney turned attention to the hardware. The Apollo flight jacket is "very flattering and distinctive and has many uses from driving or flying to leisure and golf." (STRS) "We couldn't find the original cloth material so we, at great expense, contracted a company to reproduce exactly the material in the jackets we wore," Worden said. They did the same for the jacket's lining, having the iconic flame-orange Rayon material recreated from scratch. The jacket's outer shell was fabricated from cotton thread, which Still The Right Stuff had dyed to the correct shade of blue and then sewn on correct-for-the-period machines using the same weave pattern as the vintage coats. "It soon became apparent that the material of the correct weave and quality was not available 'off the shelf,' so the Right Stuff team set about to solve that problem," Worden and Pidcock wrote.Īs vintage fabric for the jackets was no longer available, Worden and Pidcock had to have new material woven. Getting hold of a real jacket however, turned out to be the least of the challenges to producing a faithful replica. With the help of some friends, Worden was able to source two of the original jackets for examination and patterning, including Apollo 7 astronaut Wally Schirra's jacket, which is displayed at the U.S. "The answer," Worden explained, "was to offer authentic Apollo-era flight jackets to a small but dedicated group of space enthusiasts."Īpollo 7 astronaut Wally Schirra's original NASA flight jacket, as seen on display the U.S. "What could we do to keep the flame of exploration foremost in the minds of people who care?" "We discussed ways and methods of remembering the past greatness of the Apollo flights," Worden wrote in the letter that will accompany each of the jackets sold. Worden, collaborating with British attorney Steve Pidcock, has founded "Still The Right Stuff" to create what Worden labels as the "Apollo Flight Jacket." But working with a space enthusiast out of London, Worden has now reproduced the distinctive NASA outerwear as a museum-quality replica, which is being offered for sale. Also, there are used construction pipes sitting on shelves as ballasts.– An Apollo astronaut, looking to keep the "right stuff" forefront in the public's eye, has recreated his iconic NASA-issued blue flight jacket down to the last button.Īl Worden, who in 1971 flew to the moon as the pilot of the Apollo 15 command module Endeavour, wore out his original flight jacket years ago. If the crew passes out, the hooks holding the bags will dissolve in sea water. They can use the thrusters, inflate an air bladder, release the legs of the sub, or they can drop their sandbags with a lever. Pogue says there are seven different ways to bring the sub to the top. It's a little porthole about 21 inches across." Yes, you pilot the sub with an Xbox game controller. "I can give you a long list that really seems janky and improvised. The tube of the sub was created with the help of NASA, but the rest of it could be described as makeshift. He says the sub is about the size of a minivan, with the passengers sitting on the floor. "There is a lot of taking off of hot jackets and throwing out suggestions." CBS correspondent David Pogue talks about what it's like to be on a submersible. "We have the GoPro footage of that dive, so we have some idea of what it's like when things go wrong down there," says Pogue. Their team drove for hours but never found the Titanic. ![]() Crews have been working around the clock to find them.ĭuring his trip to the Titanic, the sub also got lost, but unlike the current situation, they maintained communication with the ship above. The sub and its crew are currently missing on the latest mission to the wreckage. BOSTON - Last year, CBS correspondent David Pogue got inside OceanGate's submersible to descend to the Titanic. ![]()
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