RX-2 suit, being evaluated by NASA, offers following advantages over soft suits--greater mobility, faster donning time, and use of 2-gas system, eliminating dangers of bend; suit is 2-piece, aluminum enclosure, fastened by doglock, such as that used in submarine hatches; shoulder, elbow and knee joints are described as "rolling convolutes", made of fabric and metal; ankle joint is cardonic section allowing movement on 2 axes; proposed use and improvements considered for post-Apollo missions.


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    Titel :

    NASA considering litton-developed `hard-shell' suit for explorations


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Missiles Rockets


    Beteiligte:
    David, H.M. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1964


    Format / Umfang :

    2 pages


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :