Space Suit Evolution From Custom Tailored to Off-The-Rack

by ILC Dover Inc

The Apollo space suit was basically a one-piece suit. Each suit was made to fit (custom tailored) each astronaut. Each Apollo mission required fifteen (15) suits to support the mission. The main, or prime, three-man crew each had three suits: I for flight; 1 for training; and 1 as a flight back-up in case something happened to their flight suit, thus a total of 9 suits for the prime crew. The back-up three-man crew each had two suits: I for flight...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503305139
• ISBN13: 9781503305137
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 30 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"