The AX-3 was designed at NASA Ames Research Center in the middle 1970s. A prototype, it was created to prove that a highly mobile suit requiring little effort to operate could use an internal operating pressure of 8 pounds per square inch. It is made of a single wall laminated fabric with sealed bearings and a double-walled fiberglass upper torso. Its modular construction allowed for size adjustment and testing of different mobility joint systems.
Transferred from NASA - Ames Research Center to NASM in 2004.
Display Status
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Pressure Suits
Manufacturer
NASA Ames Research Center
Designer
William Elkins
Dimensions
Approximate: 6 ft. tall x 2 ft. 4 in. wide x 1 ft. 3 in. deep (182.88 x 71.12 x 38.1cm)
Materials
Torso/Brief: Fiberglass
Remaining: Fabric, ruber/neoprene, anodized aluminium
Inventory Number
A20040265000
Credit Line
Transferred from NASA, Ames Research Center.
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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