Modern men on the moon

500 million people worldwide were watching when Neil Armstrong, the first human being, walked on the moon on June 20th 1969. “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind”.

What was once protecting Armstrong and his fellow astronauts from all danger in space is now disappearing. The space suits that were developed for the astronauts of the Apollo 11 mission are ‘slowly but surely turning into squirmy mud’ (refer to Spiegel online, 20.07.09). The space suits that are exhibited at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington are not made for the conditions on earth.

It is lucky that this is happening today and not 40 years ago. Another lucky circumstance that the astronauts could rely on was what they were wearing underneath their suits. The well-known American brand, Jockey, was asked by NASA to develop space capable underwear. Made of innovative materials and smart cuts at hemlines, Jockey developed underwear fitting perfectly even in zero gravity. Wearing the right underwear during the space mission is almost an irrelevant detail, but imagine if Neil Armstrong’s underwear had caused trouble during the mission. It could have been too small or could have pinched here and there….possibly the ‘giant leap for mankind’ might never have happened!

Today, unfortunately, nobody knows what has happened to the 40 year old space-Jockeys, but one thing is for sure: Jockey today remains innovative in terms of material and is still perfect in its fit. A good example for innovations made by Jockey is “3D Innovations®”: This single-jersey quality offers eight-dimensional stretch and comfort characteristics which also look great. Armstrong and his fellow astronauts could probably not have cared less at that time – but times change.