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Spinoff story
Space Suit Spins
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
The complex, life-or-death requirements for spacesuits require state-of-the-art engineering. Frederica, Delaware-based ILC Dover has been working with NASA to design, test, and manufacture spacesuits that have flown on every mission since the Apollo era. As a result, the company has developed skills and processes unique to the industry, which they have used on a range of commercial products, ranging from therapeutic suits to safe, efficient pharmaceutical manufacturing; to new, simple-to-use, life-saving gas and chemical masks; and to lighter-than-air (LTA) vehicles.