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Encyclopedia Astronautica's Space
Suits
While it hurts to admit it, I know when I have been outdone. I
have always admired the Encyclopedia
Astronautica for
its sheer expansiveness on all fields of space technology. But
when I started this site, Mark Wade hadn't yet expanded to
include space suits. Now he has with usual detailed research into
nearly every space suit and pressure suit concieved or
manufactured. So go to Mark Wade's Space Suits for more information on individual world
space suits. This page is devoted to a comparsion
of space suits instead of a comprehensive catalouge.
The first Pressure and Space Suits:
Mark Ridge (Haldane-Davis) Space Suit
NASA's Space Suits throughout history:
Space Shuttle \ International Space Station
| Shuttle EMU | Orlan-M | Mark-III | David Clark | More to Come . . . |
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| Orgin; Country/ company |
USA/ Hamilton Sunstrand |
Russia/ Zvezda |
USA/ N/A |
USA/ David Clark |
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| Operating Pressure (psi) | 4.3 | 5.8 | designed 8.3 planned 3.75 |
3.75 | |
| Entry | Waist | Back | Back | Waist | |
| Mission Status | Current Flight Hardware | Current Flight Hardware | Advanced Development | Advanced Development | |
| Weight (lb) | 107 | 242 | 120(goal to reduce to 80) | N/A |
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