Summary
Space suit fabric sample made by space-shuttle suit manufacturers ILC Dover, Inc., in the United States of America 1990.
ILC Dover were the manufacturers of the Apollo, Skylab & Shuttle Space Suits used by NASA for space flights.
This sample consists of seven layers. The sample is called "thermal micro meteoroid garment". Its layers are marked "shell, insulation, liner, pressure garment restraint, bladder, liquid cooling garment restraint, liner".
Physical Description
Rectangular swatch of seven layers of fabric stitched together at the top with the lower right-hand corner fanned out to show each layer. Each layer is labelled. The second layer (Insulation) is actually five layers of gold material and the sixth layer (Liquid Cooling) has a U-shaped section of plastic hose running through it.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from ILC Dover Inc, Smithsonian Institution, National Air & Space Museum, by Nov 1990
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Manufacturer
ILC Dover Inc, PO Box 266, Frederica, Delaware, United States of America, 1990
Manufacturers of Apollo, Skylab & Shuttle Space Suits. -
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Inscriptions
Top layer: THERMAL MICRO METEOROID GARMENT / SHELL Second layer:INSULATION Third layer:LINER Fourth layer:PRESSURE GARMENT / RESTRAINT Fifth layer:BLADDER Sixth layer:RESTRAINT / LIQUID COOLING GARMENT Seventh layer:LINER
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Overall Dimensions
154 mm (Width), 30 mm (Depth), 106 mm (Height)
Depth measurement taken with layers fanned out
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Maximum dimensions
150 mm (Length), 43 mm (Width), 100 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation.
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Keywords
Astronauts, Space Technology, Spacesuits, Space Flight, Materials Science, Fabric Designs, Textiles, Manufacturing, Industrial Design, Innovation & Design, DesignWeek2022
