Kenneth Thomas will discuss the Apollo Intra-Extra Vehicular Activity (IEVA) spacesuits, which supported launch and reentry and extra-vehicular activity. This program was NASA's first attempt to develop a new suit design from requirements and concepts. Mr. Thomas will chronicle the challenges, developments, struggles, and solutions that culminated in the system that allowed the first human exploration of the Moon and deep space (outside low-Earth orbit). Apollo pressure suit designs allowed the heroic repair of the Skylab space station and supported the first U.S. and Russian spacecraft docking during the Apollo Soyuz Test Project. Mr. Thomas will also discuss the IEVA suits' successes and challenges associated with the IEVA developments of the 1960s.


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    Title :

    Intra-Extra Vehicular Activity Apollo Spacesuits


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    JSC Engineering Academy ; 2016 ; Houston, TX, United States


    Publication date :

    2016-08-30


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English