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From the beginning of the Apollo contract, NASA recognized that the development of the initial suit system was only a first step for lunar surface exploration. It was believed that effective exploration would require a more specialized spacesuit than the initial system recounted in Chapter 6. This began with NASA funding Litton Corporation for advanced pressure suit development in 1962. In 1963, NASA’s Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) located in Houston, Texas, started developing requirements for a later Apollo suit system that was to commence operation in the 1970–1973 timeframe.
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Thomas, K.S., McMann, H.J. (2012). Advanced development for canceled Apollo missions. In: U. S. Spacesuits. Springer Praxis Books(). Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9566-7_7
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