Abstract: Two different outer spacesuit fabrics were exposed to the wake-side low Earth orbit (LEO) environment for two years in order to determine their long term durability in the space environment. One sample each of the Teflon? fabrics that covered Apollo spacesuits and the Orthofabric that covers the Space Shuttle and ISS suits was flown on the ISS as part of the ORMatE-III experiment. Results were compared with previous experiment on MISSE-7 which had similar exposure conditions on the ISS for 18...

Source: Degradation of Spacesuit Fabrics Exposed to Low Earth Orbit


David Cottle

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