BIGs

The BIGs finally donned, the astronauts squeezed through the small hatch; as the commander, Neil came out last.

First Man James R. Hansen 2005

Supposedly the BIGs were airtight, but within minutes moisture began seeping into them.

First Man James R. Hansen 2005

Supposedly the BIGs were airtight, but within minutes moisture began seeping into them.

First Man James R. Hansen 2005

Into the command module the head of the water rescue team, twenty-five-year-old Lieutenant Clancy Hatleberg, threw the Biological Containment Garments, or BIGs.

First Man James R. Hansen 2005

During recovery, the astronauts wore Biological Containment Garments BIGs designed to save the world from “Moon germs.”

First Man James R. Hansen 2005

The BIGs finally donned, the astronauts squeezed through the small hatch; as the commander, Neil came out last.

First Man James R. Hansen 2005

Virtually nothing was said by the astronauts during any of this, mostly because the visors and headgear of their BIGs made it almost impossible to be heard, especially with four helicopters beating their rotors overhead.

First Man James R. Hansen 2005

During recovery, the astronauts wore Biological Containment Garments BIGs designed to save the world from “Moon germs.”

First Man James R. Hansen 2005

Into the command module the head of the water rescue team, twenty-five-year-old Lieutenant Clancy Hatleberg, threw the Biological Containment Garments, or BIGs.

First Man James R. Hansen 2005

Virtually nothing was said by the astronauts during any of this, mostly because the visors and headgear of their BIGs made it almost impossible to be heard, especially with four helicopters beating their rotors overhead.

First Man James R. Hansen 2005