The company that has been making spacesuits for NASA since the Apollo missions applies that experience, technology, and equipment to making a wide variety of lighter-than-air vehicles, from heavy lift vehicles to passenger airships to inflatable drones. Many of the same high-performance materials and rigorous test methods used in spacesuit production go into these vehicles, which are also produced in the same facilities.
The spacesuit is no simple garment, with the user's life depending on its ability to shield from temperature extremes, radiation, and micrometeoroids. There are 14 layers in a spacesuit, performing different functions, such as fire protection, tear resistance, insulation, and pressurization. With no room for failures or malfunctions, they are made and tested to the highest standards.
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