Wearing space suit no easy task

FA CT OR Y W HE RE S PA CE S UI TS H AV E FACTORY WHERE SPACE SUITS HAVE FACTORY WHERE SPACE SUITS HAVE BE EN M AD E E VE R S IN CE T HE A PO LL O BEEN MADE EVER SINCE THE APOLLO BEEN MADE EVER SINCE THE APOLLO PR OG RA M. PROGRAM. PROGRAM. TA KE A L OO K. TAKE A LOOK. TAKE A LOOK. >> I T’ S O NE S MA LL S TE P F OR MA N. >> IT’S ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN. >> IT’S ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN. ON E G IA NT L EA P FO R MA NK IN D. ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND. ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND. >> S IN CE T HE S TA RT O F T HE A PO LL O >> SINCE THE START OF THE APOLLO >> SINCE THE START OF THE APOLLO MI SS IO NS , E VE RY S PA CE SU IT , MISSIONS, EVERY SPACE SUIT, MISSIONS, EVERY SPACE SUIT, IN CL UD IN G T HE O NE S W OR N B Y NE IL INCLUDING THE ONES WORN BY NEIL INCLUDING THE ONES WORN BY NEIL AR MS TR ON G A ND B UZ Z A LD RI N O N T HE ARMSTRONG AND BUZZ ALDRIN ON THE ARMSTRONG AND BUZZ ALDRIN ON THE MO ON , H AS B EE N M AD E H ER E A T IL C MOON, HAS BEEN MADE HERE AT ILC MOON, HAS BEEN MADE HERE AT ILC DO VE R’ S F AC IL IT Y I N DE LA WA RE . DOVER’S FACILITY IN DELAWARE. DOVER’S FACILITY IN DELAWARE. >> B Y 19 65 , W E W ON T HE C ON TR AC T >> BY 1965, WE WON THE CONTRACT >> BY 1965, WE WON THE CONTRACT AS A P RI ME C ON TR AC T F OR T HE AS A PRIME CONTRACT FOR THE AS A PRIME CONTRACT FOR THE AP OL LO S PA CE S UI T. APOLLO SPACE SUIT. APOLLO SPACE SUIT. IN T HE 1 97 0 s, W HE N T HE S PA CE IN THE 1970s, WHEN THE SPACE IN THE 1970s, WHEN THE SPACE SH UT TL E CO NT RA CT , W E G O O N TO SHUTTLE CONTRACT, WE GO ON TO SHUTTLE CONTRACT, WE GO ON TO BU IL D T HO SE S UI TS A ND N OW W E’ RE BUILD THOSE SUITS AND NOW WE’RE BUILD THOSE SUITS AND NOW WE’RE BU IL DI NG F OR T HE S PA CE ST AT IO N, BUILDING FOR THE SPACE STATION, BUILDING FOR THE SPACE STATION, AN I DE NT IC AL T YP E SU IT . AN IDENTICAL TYPE SUIT. AN IDENTICAL TYPE SUIT. >> E AC H S UI T I S HA ND MA DE O VE R >> EACH SUIT IS HANDMADE OVER >> EACH SUIT IS HANDMADE OVER TH E C OU RS E O F A C OU PL E M ON TH S THE COURSE OF A COUPLE MONTHS THE COURSE OF A COUPLE MONTHS WI TH EX TE NS IV E T ES TI NG F OR WITH EXTENSIVE TESTING FOR WITH EXTENSIVE TESTING FOR FL EX IB IL IT Y AN D DU RA BI LI TY . FLEXIBILITY AND DURABILITY. FLEXIBILITY AND DURABILITY. BU T J US T C LI MB IN G IN TO T HE S UI T BUT JUST CLIMBING INTO THE SUIT BUT JUST CLIMBING INTO THE SUIT CA N B E A CH AL LE NG E. CAN BE A CHALLENGE. CAN BE A CHALLENGE. WO UL D- BE A ST RO NA UT S F IR ST H AV E WOULD-BE ASTRONAUTS FIRST HAVE WOULD-BE ASTRONAUTS FIRST HAVE TO P UT O N A S UI T F IL LE D W IT H TO PUT ON A SUIT FILLED WITH TO PUT ON A SUIT FILLED WITH TU BE S O F L IQ UI D C OO LI NG WA TE R. TUBES OF LIQUID COOLING WATER. TUBES OF LIQUID COOLING WATER. >> Y OU ‘R E I N T HE S UI T F OR SI X, >> YOU’RE IN THE SUIT FOR SIX, >> YOU’RE IN THE SUIT FOR SIX, SE VE N, M AY BE E IG HT H OU RS SEVEN, MAYBE EIGHT HOURS SEVEN, MAYBE EIGHT HOURS WO RK IN G, Y OU ‘R E W OR KI NG V ER Y WORKING, YOU’RE WORKING VERY WORKING, YOU’RE WORKING VERY HA RD , Y OU G EN ER AT E A L OT O F HARD, YOU GENERATE A LOT OF HARD, YOU GENERATE A LOT OF HE AT , A L OT O F HU MI DI TY I N T HE HEAT, A LOT OF HUMIDITY IN THE HEAT, A LOT OF HUMIDITY IN THE SE AT . SEAT. SEAT. TH IS H EL PS R EL IE VE T HA T B Y TH E THIS HELPS RELIEVE THAT BY THE THIS HELPS RELIEVE THAT BY THE CO OL IN G T UB ES U P A GA IN ST C LO SE COOLING TUBES UP AGAINST CLOSE COOLING TUBES UP AGAINST CLOSE TO T HE SK IN . TO THE SKIN. TO THE SKIN. >> A ND G ET TI NG T HE E NT IR E S UI T >> AND GETTING THE ENTIRE SUIT >> AND GETTING THE ENTIRE SUIT ON R EQ UI RE S A B IT O F HE LP . ON REQUIRES A BIT OF HELP. ON REQUIRES A BIT OF HELP. >> M AN Y L AY ER S O F TH IS . >> MANY LAYERS OF THIS. >> MANY LAYERS OF THIS. IT M AK ES I T A L IT TL E DI FF IC UL T IT MAKES IT A LITTLE DIFFICULT IT MAKES IT A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO G ET I N. TO GET IN. TO GET IN. TH ER E YO U G O. THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO. >> O NC E I T’ S ON , IL C D OV ER R UN S >> ONCE IT’S ON, ILC DOVER RUNS >> ONCE IT’S ON, ILC DOVER RUNS TH E S UI T T HR OU GH E XE RC IS ES T O THE SUIT THROUGH EXERCISES TO THE SUIT THROUGH EXERCISES TO TE ST I TS R AN GE O F M OT IO N. TEST ITS RANGE OF MOTION. TEST ITS RANGE OF MOTION. >> A S F AR A S MO BI LI TY , Y OU H AV E >> AS FAR AS MOBILITY, YOU HAVE >> AS FAR AS MOBILITY, YOU HAVE AL MO ST 18 0 DE GR EE S O F RO TA TI ON AL ALMOST 180 DEGREES OF ROTATIONAL ALMOST 180 DEGREES OF ROTATIONAL MO BI LI TY . MOBILITY. MOBILITY. >> I F T HE S UI T S EE MS C UM BE RS OM E >> IF THE SUIT SEEMS CUMBERSOME >> IF THE SUIT SEEMS CUMBERSOME NO W, K EE P I N M IN D I T’ S D EA LI NG NOW, KEEP IN MIND IT’S DEALING NOW, KEEP IN MIND IT’S DEALING WI TH EA RT H’ S GR AV IT Y, 30 0- PO UN D WITH EARTH’S GRAVITY, 300-POUND WITH EARTH’S GRAVITY, 300-POUND SP AC E S UI TS A RE D ES IG NE D T O W OR K SPACE SUITS ARE DESIGNED TO WORK SPACE SUITS ARE DESIGNED TO WORK BE TH I N A W EI GH TL ES S BETH IN A WEIGHTLESS BETH IN A WEIGHTLESS EN VI RO NM EN T. ENVIRONMENT. ENVIRONMENT. >> I F Y OU ‘R E I N Z ER O G, I T’ S A >> IF YOU’RE IN ZERO G, IT’S A >> IF YOU’RE IN ZERO G, IT’S A LO T EA SI ER . LOT EASIER. LOT EASIER. YO U D ON ‘T H AV E T O F IG HT T HE G YOU DON’T HAVE TO FIGHT THE G YOU DON’T HAVE TO FIGHT THE G FO RC E W HE RE I AM , W HE RE Y OU H AV E FORCE WHERE I AM, WHERE YOU HAVE FORCE WHERE I AM, WHERE YOU HAVE TH E WH OL E SU IT O N YO UR S HO UL DE RS THE WHOLE SUIT ON YOUR SHOULDERS THE WHOLE SUIT ON YOUR SHOULDERS AN D Y OU R LE GS . AND YOUR LEGS. AND YOUR LEGS. >> IL C D OV ER S AI D T HE Y N EV ER H AD >> ILC DOVER SAID THEY NEVER HAD >> ILC DOVER SAID THEY NEVER HAD A S UI T F AI L I N T HE IR MI SS IO N, A SUIT FAIL IN THEIR MISSION, A SUIT FAIL IN THEIR MISSION, AN D T ES TI NG D ON E A T T HE IR L AB I S AND TESTING DONE AT THEIR LAB IS AND TESTING DONE AT THEIR LAB IS PA RT O F T HE R EA SO N WH Y. PART OF THE REASON WHY. PART OF THE REASON WHY. AF TE R AL L,