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2 unusual facts about Navy Mark IV


Navy Mark IV

B.F. Goodrich would only be used after Mercury for the production of the landing gear tires for the Space Shuttle, but this has since been done by Michelin.

Project Strato-Lab

The Strato-Lab flights culminated in a record-setting flight on May 4, 1961, by Commander Malcolm Ross and Lieutenant Commander Victor Prather (United States Navy) to test the Navy's Mark IV full-pressure suit.



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