From The Archives: Hamilton Standard Mobile Space Suit

Mobility provided by an advanced pressure suit designed by the Hamilton Standard Div. of United Aircraft Corps. enabled an astronaut to perform a wide variety of exercises.

We reported how the suit, designed for post-Apollo space flights, could also be adapted for advanced aircraft. 

Read the space technology photo feature on page 48. 

See the cover and read the full issue dated January 6, 1969.

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