- Author
- Dawn, F. S. | Jarboe, R. L.
- Title
- Apollo Space Suit Materials.
- Coporate
- National Aeronautics and Space Admin., Houston, TX
- Report
- NASA CR TM X-14330
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Book or Conf
- National Aerospace and Space Administration. NASA Conference on Materials for Improved Fire Safety. May 6-7, 1970., Houston, TX, 16/1-4 p., 1970
- Keywords
- spacecraft | space suits | nonmetallic materials
- Identifiers
- materials flammability
- Abstract
- Flame-resistant materials have been used everywhere possible in the design of the Apollo lunar space suits to provide protection from burning materials falling onto the suit and from direct flame impingement. In some materials substitutes were not available, some compromises in flammability requirements had to be made; however, in such cases, the problem was minimized by special design and procedural approaches. The Apollo lunar space suit has been demonstrated as a highly reliable and effective thermal protection device that satisfies lunar-surface operational requirements.