The origins and technology of the advanced extravehicular space suit
By: by Gary L. Harris.
Contributors: American Astronautical Society.
Series: AAS history series,; v. 24
Publisher: Published for the American Astronautical Society by Univelt
Published: 2001
Place of publication: San Diego, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 542
Subjects: Extravehicular space suits -- History.; Extravehicular activity (Manned space flight); Manned space flight -- History.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 501-523) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1. Introduction 1; title: Chapter 2. EVA Suit Physiology and the Space Environment. 89; title: Chapter 3. Birth of the Space Age and the Apollo Era 119; title: Chapter 4. The Apollo Applications Program Era 167; title: Chapter 5. The Space Shuttle Era 207; title: Chapter 6. The Era of the Russian Manned Lunar Program, Salyut,; title: and Mir Space Stations 277; title: Chapter 7. The Freedom Space Station Era 329; title: Chapter 8 The International Space Station Era:; title: Future Planetary Surface Suits 383.