![By 1962 the achievement of the Mercury mission set America’s sights on a manned moon landing. The Mercury suit, while suitable for life in side the capsule, was inadequate for extravehicular activity. Here its inventor Allyn Hazard tests a moon suit concept in a crater in the Mojave desert in California Photograph: Fritz Goro/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images/ Taschen](https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/moon-walk.jpg)
By 1962 the achievement of the Mercury mission set America’s sights on a manned moon landing. The Mercury suit, while suitable for life in side the capsule, was inadequate for extravehicular activity. Here its inventor Allyn Hazard tests a moon suit concept in a crater in the Mojave desert in California Photograph: Fritz Goro/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images/ Taschen