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A huge discovery has been made! In an unmarked box in the archives, we rediscovered Neil Armstrong's XMC-2 pressure suit used while he tested the X-15 at Edwards Air Force Base. Each suit was custom made for the pilots by the David Clark company. It represented a major advancement in pressure suit technology and was a prototype for those used later by Mercury and Gemini astronauts. The suit had a ventilation layer for cooling as well as an outer heat resistant layer. These advances offered a more comfortable and maneuverable suit and protected the pilot in the event of cabin pressure failure or emergency ejection from the X-15 at extreme altitudes. Our Museum Specialist, Renee Marchiano, displays the suit for the first time to the L28 news crew at the museum.
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