Improved by the technology that carried Neil Armstrong’s words from the moon to Mission Control, more compact and comfortable headsets were developed for airline pilots in the 1960s and '70s. Today those advancements continue to evolve in all forms of communications and telephone equipment. Mobile headsets provide greater efficiency and flexibility for everyone from professionals conducting business to consumers playing video games.
After the Liberty Bell 7 capsule splashed down in 1961, the hatch prematurely blew out and the cabin flooded, losing all radio transmission and preventing astronaut Gus Grissom from contacting his recovery team. In response, NASA began looking for a lightweight, wireless, self-contained communication product. Working with an existing company’s headset made for pilots, NASA helped develop the technology over the course of the Gemini, Apollo and Skylab missions.
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