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Topic: Suits for space spies
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carmelo
Member Posts: 1051
From: Messina, Sicilia, Italia
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 06-05-2005 02:51 PM
   
I would want to see more detailed pics of the two MOL training spacesuits found at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.Im very interesting in MOL project history. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 43576
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-06-2005 10:38 AM
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carmelo
Member Posts: 1051
From: Messina, Sicilia, Italia
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 06-06-2005 01:19 PM
Thanks!P.S.But the cover layer was white ?[This message has been edited by carmelo (edited June 06, 2005).] |
Steven Kaplan
Member Posts: 142
From: New Jersey
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 06-06-2005 01:53 PM
The cover layer on the MOL suit on display at the Air Force Museum at Wright Paterson also has a blue cover layer. It appears that blue is color of the suit. http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/space_flight/sf2c.htm |
spaceman1953
Member Posts: 953
From: South Bend, IN
Registered: Apr 2002
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posted 06-06-2005 09:13 PM
And I want to know what is in the REST of all those boxes in the closet/storage room !I "got room" for some of that stuff at my house ! Gene Bella |
carmelo
Member Posts: 1051
From: Messina, Sicilia, Italia
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 06-07-2005 10:08 AM
But these are blue MOL suits with white cover layer.  |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 43576
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-07-2005 10:22 AM
According to astronautix.com: quote:
The suit shown is an MH-7 Training suit. The flight suits were to have helmets with outer sun visors and cover-garments featuring aluminized Mylar insulation with white outer fabric made of fiberglass impregnated with Teflon.
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carmelo
Member Posts: 1051
From: Messina, Sicilia, Italia
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 06-07-2005 06:34 PM
But with these suits it was possible to enter in the hatch and tunnel of Gemini-B / MOL? |
carmelo
Member Posts: 1051
From: Messina, Sicilia, Italia
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 06-07-2005 06:38 PM
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carmelo
Member Posts: 1051
From: Messina, Sicilia, Italia
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 06-07-2005 07:02 PM
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OV-105
Member Posts: 820
From: Ridgecrest, CA
Registered: Sep 2000
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posted 06-07-2005 07:53 PM
I know in 1991-1992 there was a MOL suit at JSC by the Apollo 17 CM and LTA-8. It was a full suit with helmet and gloves. It was a blue suit. I have a photo of it I just need to get it scanned |
carmelo
Member Posts: 1051
From: Messina, Sicilia, Italia
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 06-08-2005 06:55 AM
Also The Apollo suits without termal cover garnment were blue  |
katabatic
Member Posts: 72
From: Oak Hill, VA, USA
Registered: Jun 2005
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posted 06-08-2005 09:13 PM
This is Gene Cernan in an early Apollo suit (the caption for the photo in GRIN is "Apollo 205/208 backup LM pilot Gene Cernan ingressing CM-101 for a compartment fit & function test at NAA in Downey"...Apollo 205 being the canceled Apollo 2, the follow-on to Apollo 1). The actual "late" Apollo suit without thermal covering looked different (see Apollo 17 photo of Cernan's flight suit in GRIN 72H253) Puzzling that they would develop the "Apollo blue" suit so early and then abandon it; different contractor/manufacturer perhaps?
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