SubscribeSince project Apollo, ILC has been the designer and producer of the space suits for NASA.
We are proud of our achievements in this manned space arena, and our on-going work to provide suits to support the construction of the International Space Station. Our 33 year history in these programs has kept our engineers at the forefront of softgoods materials developments, fabrication techniques, and quality procedures and served to create a strong "can do" culture.
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NASA Space Suit Design Highlights:
Apollo
- Used for IVA During Trans Lunar Flight
- Used for All Lunar EVA & Transfer Vehicles
- Custom Fit, Pure O2, Water Cooled, 3.8 psi
- 160 hrs on Lunar Surface
- Operational Environment: -250°F to +250°F, Dust
Shuttle
- Designed for Standard Sizing, 4.3 psi
- Continuing Glove Improvements
- Operational Environment: Payload Bay - Deep Space
Space Station
- Redesigned for Higher Mobility, On Orbit Changeout
- Heated Glove with Better Tactile Capabilities
- Greatly Increased Cycle Life
Mark III Technology Demonstrator
- Benchmark Suit for Mobility
- High Pressure 8.3 psi Hardsuit (No Prebreathing)
Lunar/Mars Suit Prototype
- Designed for Lightweight, High Mobility
- Operational Environment: Fractional Gravity, Dust
Johnson Space Center Achievement Awards and Special Recognition:
- Shuttle EMU Dual Seal Waist Bearing
- MK III 8.3 PSI Spacesuit Development and Evaluation Team
- STS 49 Real Time Support
- INTELSTAT VI EVA Recovery
- Hubble Repair Mission
- Laser Hand Scan for Enhanced Glove Fabrication
- EMU Spacesuit Glove Thermal Protection
- MIR Space Station Specialized Flight Hardware Design, Fabrication, Test, and Evaluation
- STS-74 Shuttle/MIR LiOH Canister Adapter Team
- International Space Station - Development of the Safety Tether Reel Assembly (STA)
Technical Papers
2003-01-2443 "I-Suit Advanced Spacesuit Design Improvements and Performance Testing"
2004-01-2342 "Development of a Space Suit Soft Upper Torso Mobility/Sizing Actuation System"
2005-01-2969 "Human and Robotic Enabling Performance System Development and Testing"
2005-01-2976 "Evaluation of a Rear Entry System for an Advanced Spacesuit"
