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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Skyman, post: 2036287, member: 28299&quot;]Actually, there were no major issues with the Apollo astronauts falling down and their space suits.&nbsp; THE major issue with the space suits as far as a fall (aside from hoping the suit didn&#039;t puncture) was mobility, and that affected the leverage of the astronauts.&nbsp; Surprise at falling over, sometimes caused their voices to change, but even then it was fleeting.&nbsp; You can read the full transcripts of all Apollo EVAs online, and big chunks of the EVAs can be seen/heard online.</p><p><br /></p><p>The suit, called the A7L (the A7LB for latter missions), weighed approximately 76 pounds, or roughly 13 pounds on the Moon.&nbsp; With PLSS backpack etc., the whole configuration weighed about 200 pounds on Earth, which was roughly 33 pounds on the Moon.&nbsp; As you can see, even if you say the backpack was all of the extra ~ 20 pounds on the Moon, it was not a particularly onerous weight for a physically fit astronaut in his late 30&#039;s early 40&#039;s (Alan Shepard was BY FAR the oldest Moon walker at 48, the next closest was 41) to roll over onto his side with... even with the mobility issues of the suit.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thinking of A7L suits, here is an (unflown) hose connector for the A7L from my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m246/SkyMan58/SpaceRelated2/ApolloConnector1_zps44099704.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m246/SkyMan58/SpaceRelated2/ApolloConnectorPic_zps2cfe7ded.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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