Editing Apollo 15 (section)

=== Space suits ===
The Apollo 15 astronauts wore redesigned [[space suit]]s. On all previous Apollo flights, including the non-lunar flights, the commander and lunar module pilot had worn suits with the life support, liquid cooling, and communications connections in two parallel rows of three. On Apollo 15, the new suits, dubbed the "[[Apollo/Skylab A7L#A7LB Spacesuit (Apollo, Skylab and ASTP)|A7LB]]", had the connectors situated in triangular pairs. This new arrangement, along with the relocation of the entry zipper (which went in an up-down motion on the old suits), to run diagonally from the right shoulder to the left hip, aided in suiting and unsuiting in the cramped confines of the spacecraft. It also allowed for a new waist joint, letting the astronauts bend completely over, and sit on the rover. Upgraded backpacks allowed for longer-duration moonwalks.<ref name = "presskit" /> As in all missions from and after Apollo 13, the commander's suit bore a red stripe on the helmet, arms and legs.<ref group=ALSJ name="suit">{{cite web |url=https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/alsj-CDRStripes.html |title=Commander's stripes |year=1996 |editor-last=Jones |editor-first=Eric M. |work=Apollo 15 Lunar Surface Journal |publisher=NASA |access-date=February 25, 2019 }}</ref>

Worden wore a suit similar to those worn by the Apollo 14 astronauts, but modified to interface with Apollo 15's equipment. Gear needed only for lunar surface EVAs, such as the liquid cooling garment, was not included with Worden's suit, as the only EVA he was expected to do was one to retrieve film cartridges from the SIM bay on the flight home.<ref name=presskit/>