Jim McBarron has over 40 years of experience with the U.S. Air Force pressure suit and NASA spacesuit development and operations. As a result of his experience, he shared his significant knowledge about the requirements and modifications made to the Gemini spacesuit, which were necessary to support the Apollo Block I Program. In addition, he provided an overview of the Apollo Block II Spacesuit competition test program conducted by the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center. Topics covered included the program's chronology; competition test program ground rules, scoring details, and final test results; and the implementation of resulting modifications to the Apollo Spacesuit Program. He concluded his presentation by identifying noteworthy lessons learned.


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    Title :

    Apollo Block I Spacesuit Development and Apollo Block II Spacesuit Competition


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    JSC Engineering Academy ; 2013 ; Houston, TX, United States


    Publication date :

    2013-01-29


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English