Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp., joined with ILC Dover to design a Next Generation Space Suit system prototype for future missions. The unveiling took place at a United Technologies event on Capitol Hill featuring the company’s past, present and future contributions to manned space exploration as part of a celebration of […]
Spacesuit
A NO-SPIN ZONE FOR ASTRONAUTS AND SPACE TOURISTS
Skydivers spinning out of control have just a few seconds before becoming unconscious. With nothing to stop them, many fall helplessly to Earth, unless they are rescued by a fellow diver, or regain enough situational awareness to deploy their parachute. “It’s hard for skydivers—or astronauts or space tourists ejecting at high altitude—to stop a spin, […]