Object Details
Manufacturer
NASA Ames Research Center
Designer
William Elkins
Summary
The AX-3 was designed at NASA Ames Research Center in the middle 1970s. A prototype, it was created to prove that a highly mobile suit requiring little effort to operate could use an internal operating pressure of 8 pounds per square inch. It is made of a single wall laminated fabric with sealed bearings and a double-walled fiberglass upper torso. Its modular construction allowed for size adjustment and testing of different mobility joint systems.
Transferred from NASA - Ames Research Center to NASM in 2004.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A20040265000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Pressure Suits
Materials
Torso/Brief: Fiberglass
Remaining: Fabric, ruber/neoprene, anodized aluminium
Dimensions
Approximate: 6 ft. tall x 2 ft. 4 in. wide x 1 ft. 3 in. deep (182.88 x 71.12 x 38.1cm)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A20040265000