Project Apollo
Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU)

Do you know the difference between an ITMG and a TLSA?  If not, read on!

Briefly, the EMU was a multi-part system designed for wear outside the spacecraft in the harsh lunar environment.  It consisted of several sub-assemblies.  First, the IMU or Intravehicular Mobility Unit and the basic EMU were the suits worn inside the spacecraft during launch and critical mission events which had the potential of breaching the hull of the spacecraft.  The IMU/EMU consisted of the Pressure Garment Assembly (PGA) plus the Communications Carrier (Comm Carrier - the "Snoopy Cap"), the Pressure Helmet Assembly (Bubble Helmet) and Pressure Gloves.  The PGA was made up of the Torso-Limb Suit Assembly (TLSA), the Integrated Thermal Micrometeroroid Garment (ITMG), and the PGA Electrical Harness.  While inside the CSM the crew also wore the Constant Wear Garment (CWG), on the moon the CDR & LMP wore the Liquid Cooling Garment (LCG).

TLSA +
Gene Cernan test 
fitting an A7LB 
TLSA
ITMG +
PGA 
Electrical 
Harness
= PGA 
Itemized list 
of PGA & 
LCG suit 
materials 
by layer
PGA + Comm +
Carrier
Bubble + 
Helmet
Pressure
Gloves
= IMU/
EMU
PGA Electrical 
Harness
Bioinstrumentation
system & belt
The PGA Electrical Harness and
Bioinstrumentation system & belt
were worn inside the PGA
CWG
in CSM
LCG
on moon
FCS and UTCA
While on the moon, the CDR & LMP wore the Liquid Cooling Garment (LCG) instead of the CWG.  In case they had to "go to the bathroom" while on EVA, they also wore the Fecal Containment System (FCS - a diaper) and the Urine Collection and Transfer Assembly (UTCA).

While on the surface of the moon, the CDR & LMP wore all of the above PLUS:
Pressure 
Relief Valve
Lunar 
Boots
Lunar 
Gloves
LEVA PLSS/
OPS
PLSS 
RCU
Additional miscellaneous equipment worn with/on the EMU:
Hasselblad
Camera
20 Bag
Dispenser
Cuff
Checklist
Omega 
Chronograph
PLSS Tool 
Carrier 
Harness

 

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