xiii, 364 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Note
Includes references to the role of Hamilton Standard/United Aircraft in the developement of the spacesuit.
"The Hamilton Standard "Tiger suit" [photo] in 1965 testing"--P. 190.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Space/suit -- The new look -- The new look in defense planning -- Flight and suits -- Cyborg -- Flight suit to space suit -- Man in space -- Bras and the battlefield -- JFK -- Contractual physiology -- Simulation -- The moon suit plays football -- Handmade -- Hard suit 1 -- "We've got a signal!" -- Hard suit 2 -- Control space -- Cities and cyborgs -- 21 layers.
Local Note
WNDSR--This book is the gift of the Windsor/Windsor Locks Rotary in honor of Al Boehm.