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Test subject models uprated Apollo A6L pressure suit

Description: Test subject models the uprated Apollo A6L pressure suit manufactured by International Latex Corporation, under contract to NASA. The suit incorporates changes recommended by the Apollo Review Board. The outer surface is of Beta fabric. The patches on shoulders, elbows, knees and back are of metal fiber cloth. The Beta fabric is made by Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation. The nylon fabric used in the suit was made by Dupont.

 

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Taken on August 18, 1967