2012-03-10
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Radiograph Image of A4-H “Universal” Helmet, Hamilton Standard, 1964 Ron Cunningham and Mark Avino. From ”Spacesuits: The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Collection” by Amanda Young and Mark Avino (via).
2012-03-18
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Behind The Scenes at the National Air and Space Museum: A Blending of Photography and X-Ray:
An x-ray of Alan Shepard’s Apollo 14 spacesuit allows curators and conservators to “see” inside space clothing—a task that had previously been done by peering through the neck or the wrist with a flashlight.
See also. (Together.) Photograph: Mark and Roland Cunningham.
2012-04-01
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A radiograph of the EX-1A “hard” space suit, as designed by Bill Elkins, featured in a gallery accompanying a New York Times article on the Smithsonian’s collection.
The Garret AiResearch EX-1A used toroidal joints to maintain a constant volume, useful when maintaining a pressurised environment. It never flew, and its successor, the AirResearch AES suit, was chosen for missions 18 to 20 of the Apollo programme- missions that never happened.
More photos and video of the EX-1A can be found at The Fox Is Black. This photograph: Mark and Roland Cunningham.
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It’s been two weeks since I posted Mark and Roland Cunningham’s X-ray photograph of Alan B Shepard’s Apollo 14 spacesuit, which is now at well over 8,500 notes (thanks to being featured on Tumblr’s Radar).
I wasn’t the first (and I’m sure I won’t be the last) to post this image. For example, it was featured in an article on the Smithsonian’s spacesuit collection in the New York Times, along with annotations. Nonetheless, thanks to all of you who liked or reblogged the image, and those of you who’ve tagged along as followers since. (captioned image via)
2012-09-27
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A pre-flight CT scan of a NASA A7L spacesuit, the type of suit worn during the Apollo missions.
