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1 online resource (526 pages) : color illustrations. |
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NASA SP ; 2011-595 |
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NASA SP (Series) ; 2011-595.
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| Note |
Title from title screen (viewed on Sept. 21, 2012). |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-468) and index. |
| Contents |
NASA -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Mark Ridge, Wiley Post, and John Kearby -- Acceleration protection -- Partial-pressure suits -- Navy full-pressure suits -- Air Force full-pressure suits -- Special project suits -- Space Shuttle pressure suits -- Endnotes -- Index. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
| Summary |
"Since its earliest days, flight has been about pushing the limits of technology and, in many cases, pushing the limits of human endurance. The human body can be the limiting factor in the design of aircraft and spacecraft. Humans cannot survive unaided at high altitudes. There have been a number of books written on the subject of spacesuits, but the literature on the high-altitude pressure suits is lacking. This volume provides a high-level summary of the technological development and operational use of partial- and full-pressure suits, from the earliest models to the current high altitude, full-pressure suits used for modern aviation, as well as those that were used for launch and entry on the Space Shuttle. The goal of this work is to provide a resource on the technology for suits designed to keep humans alive at the edge of space."--NTRS Web site. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Pressure suits -- United States -- History.
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Space suits -- United States -- History.
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Air pilots -- United States -- Equipment and supplies -- History.
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Air pilots -- Equipment and supplies.
(OCoLC)fst00802432
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Pressure suits. (OCoLC)fst01075975
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Space suits. (OCoLC)fst01127932
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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| Added Title |
U.S. aviation pressure suits-- Wiley Post to space shuttle |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Jenkins, Dennis R. Dressing for altitude (DLC) 2012004448 (OCoLC)777364330 |
| ISBN |
9780160901102 |
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0160901103 |
| Gpo Item No. |
0830-I (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
NAS 1.21:2011-595 |
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