- Name: 11D_3290
- Caption: "Extra-Vehicular Activity Suit System "David Clark Company, Inc. "This prototype suit is based on the suits of Gemini 8 and was worn by astronaut Gene Cernan (Gemini 9). The cover garment has been redesigned to include a woven stainless steel outer fabric (called Chromel-R) in the lower body area to provide protection from the thruster flames of the backpack, which also contained an oxygen supply and regulation system. "The backpack, known as the astronaut maneuvering unit (AMU), would allow the astronaut to operate totally independently of the Gemini spacecraft without tethers or umbilicals. The AMU used hydrogen peroxide as fuel, and hte ottal velocity was about 250 feet (76.2 meters) per second."
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