Gemini 10 Press Kit - heroicrelics Mirror

-25-COMMAND PIUT SUITThe Gemini command pilot's suit has five layers and weighs 23 pounds.The layers are, starting inside the =it:1. White cotton constant wear undergarment with pockets around the waistto hold biomedical instrumentation equiprment2. Blue nylon comfort layer3. Black neoprene-coated nylon pressure garment4. Restraint layer of nylon link net to restrain pressure garment andmaintain its shape5. White HI-1 nylon outer layerPILOT SUITThe pressure suit worn by the Gemini 10 pilot weighs 33 pounds and isidentical to the Gemini 4 and Gemini 8 pilot suit with the followingexceptions:1. No extravehicular thermal over-gloves will be worn. Thermalprotection for the hands is now integrated in a basic suit glove.2. The material is now a layer-up of neoprene-coated nylon, the samematerial as the pressure retention layer.3* The inner visor is a polycarbonate oaterial which provides impactand micrometeoroid protection.The Gemini extravehicular suit has seven layers: 1-4 and 7 are identicalto the command pilot's suit.5. Thermal protective layer of seven layers of aluminized mylar withspacers between each layer.6. Micrometeoroid protective layer .For extravehicular activity, the pilot will wear a detachable overvisorwhich has attach points on both sides of the helmet and can be swiveled intoposition over the face-plate. The overvisor is gold-coated and providesprotection for the eyes from solar glare.When the cabin is depressurized, the suits automatically pressurize to3.7 pounds per square inch to provide pressure and breathing oxygen for bothcrew members.EXTRAVMICULAR LIFE SUPFORT SYS!L'E24 (ELSS)It is a 42-pound rectangular box which is worn on the chest. It provideselectrical, mechanical and life support connections between the EVA astronautand the spacecraft. System is 18 inches high, 10 inches wide and six inchesdeep,, It contains ejector pump for circulation, a heat exchanger for cooling-more-