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Lunar Outfitters - Making the Apollo Space Suit (Hardcover)
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Lunar Outfitters - Making the Apollo Space Suit (Hardcover)
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The design processes behind a giant leap for mankind. Neil
Armstrong in a space suit on the moon remains an iconic
representation of America's technological ingenuity. Few know that
the Model A-7L pressure suit worn by the Apollo 11 astronauts, and
the Model A-7LB that replaced it in 1971, originated at ILC
Industries (now ILC Dover, LP), an obscure Delaware industrial
firm.Longtime ILC space suit test engineer Bill Ayrey draws on
original files and photographs to tell the dramatic story of the
company's role in the Apollo Program. Though respected for its
early designs, ILC failed to win NASA's faith. When the government
called for new suit concepts in 1965, ILC had to plead for
consideration before NASA gave it a mere six weeks to come up with
a radically different design. ILC not only met the deadline but won
the contract. That underdog success led to its greatest challenge:
winning a race against time to create a suit that would determine
the success or failure of the Apollo missions-and life or death for
the astronauts. A fascinating behind-the-scenes history of a vital
component of the space program, Lunar Outfitters goes inside the
suit that made it possible for human beings to set foot on the
Moon.
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