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Lunar outfitters : making the Apollo space suit /

A fascinating behind-the-scenes history of a vital component of the space program, this book goes inside the suit that made it possible for human beings to set foot on the Moon. Bill Ayrey, longtime space suit test engineer at ILC Dover, draws on original files and photographs to tell the dramatic s...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ayrey, Bill (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2020]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I. Humble Beginnings -- 1. School of Hard Knocks -- 2. Developing the State-of-the-Art Space Suit -- 3. The Turbulent Years, 1962-1965 -- 4. Second Chances: The Model AX-5L and A-5L Suits -- Part II. Building the Moon Suits -- 5. The Model A-5L Space Suit Contract -- 6. The Model A-6L Space Suit: Unveiling the First Moon Suit -- 7. The Model A-7L Space Suit, 1967-1971 -- 8. The Model A-7LB Space Suit: The Next Generation, 1971-1975 -- Part III. Post-Lunar Missions 
505 8 |a 9. Skylab, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Program, and Other Development Suits -- 10. End of a Historic Era -- Conclusion: Preserving Our Treasures -- The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix A: Technical Details of the Apollo Space Suits -- Appendix B: Apollo Part Numbers and Serial Numbers -- Appendix C: Apollo Contract Details -- Appendix D: Astronaut Code Names -- Appendix E: A-7LB Suit Plug Loads and Fabric Stresses -- Timeline of Significant Events -- Glossary -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M 
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