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The quest for future extravehicular activity and planetary exploration

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As humans go forth to explore the solar system, what challenges will designers and users of spacesuits be facing? What will be the missions and operating conditions? A spacesuit system design approach is a response to a need.

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  1. Space Shuttle Spacesuit-system Engineer and Historian, Hamilton Sundstrand, Windsor Locks, Connecticut, USA

    Mr. Kenneth S. Thomas

  2. Former NASA Spacesuit-system Engineer and Manager from Mercury to International Space Station, Temple, Texas, USA

    Mr. Harold J. McMann

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Thomas, K.S., McMann, H.J. (2012). The quest for future extravehicular activity and planetary exploration. In: U. S. Spacesuits. Springer Praxis Books(). Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9566-7_11

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