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3 unusual facts about Constellation Space Suit


Constellation Space Suit

The design of the suit was announced by NASA on June 11, 2008, and it will be manufactured by Houston, Texas-based Oceaneering International, the first company other than the David Clark Company, Hamilton Sundstrand, and ILC Dover (and, before 1964, B.F. Goodrich) to produce life-support hardware, as a prime contractor, for in-flight space use.

Like the cover layer on the A7L and A7LB suits, the cover layer "sleeves" for the "Configuration Two" suit's "Configuration One" limbs will be attached using Velcro.

David Clark Company

In 2008, David Clark Company, along with its subsidiary, Air-Lock, Inc. of Milford, Connecticut, partnered with Houston, Texas based Oceaneering Space Systems to develop the Constellation Space Suit System (CSSS) for use on the upcoming Constellation program.



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