Inside and Out: The Space Suits and Escape Systems

  • Luc van den Abeelen
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Abstract

ESA started the development of a European EVA suit in 1986, after work on Hermes had begun, but before official Europeanization of the project. At that time, Europe was essentially without any experience in building pressure suits for space applications. French industry did study pressure suits: the DTI 100 and -101 in the early 1960s [1] and for Mirage fighter pilots in the 1960s an early 1980s [2] but building a dedicated space suit was something new for Europe. As the Hermes programme developed, the concept for an IVA suit became dependent on the choice for its escape system.

Keywords

Landing Gear Operational Envelope Seat Booster Pressure Suit Escape System 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Luc van den Abeelen
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  1. 1.HilversumThe Netherlands

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