Lunar Outfitters: Making the Apollo Space Suit - Hardcover
by Bill Ayrey
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of FloridaISBN-13:9780813066578ISBN-10:813066573UPC:9780813066578Book Category:Science, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Space Science, History, Aeronautics & AstronauticsSize:9.20 x 5.90 x 1.50 inchesWeight:1.7527Product ID:SCAQYA0SQ5
The design processes behind a giant leap for mankind
Neil Armstrong in a space suit on the moon remains an iconic representation of America's technological ingenuity. Few know that the Model A-7L pressure suit worn by the Apollo 11 astronauts, and the Model A-7LB that replaced it in 1971, originated at ILC Industries (now ILC Dover, LP), an obscure Delaware industrial firm.
Longtime ILC space...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of FloridaISBN-13:9780813066578ISBN-10:813066573UPC:9780813066578Book Category:Science, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Space Science, History, Aeronautics & AstronauticsSize:9.20 x 5.90 x 1.50 inchesWeight:1.7527Product ID:SCAQYA0SQ5
Ayrey, Bill: - Bill Ayrey was a space suit test engineer and company historian at ILC Dover for over forty years. He spent more than 140 hours pressurized in the Space Shuttle EVA suit, testing the many components, during its years of development. Over the past twenty years, he has assisted the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in preserving the suits within its collection.
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