U.S. Space Gear
Outfitting the Astronaut
Kozloski, Lillian D.
From the earliest days of flight, design of comfortable yet protective flight clothing has proved almost as great a challenge as the creation of airplanes and spacecraft. With more than 150 illustartions, this volume shows how researchers and designers culled life-saving ideas from sources both expected and obscure: Deep sea divers' equipment, pressurised inner tubes, tomato worms, and medieval armor... The man on the books cover is Mercury Astronaut Gordon Cooper wearing a MA-9 suit.
Hardcover with dust jacket, large format
238 Seiten / pages
many photos
very good condition, with an name sticker of the previous owner
Shrewsbury, England - 1994 - Airlife Publishing
Art.Nr. 25612
