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G4C AMU
Part of Gemini space suits
G4C Suit / AMU Mod
G4C Suit / AMU Mod
Credit: USAF
American space suit, operational 1966. This space suit was designed to provide thermal protection to astronauts using the Astronaut Maneuvering Unit (AMU).

AKA: Project Gemini AMU Space Suit, 1966. Status: operational 1966.

The suit was basically a David Clark Gemini G4C suit with leg covers of aluminized material added to prevent heat damage from the AMU thrusters. Astronaut Eugene Cernan wore the suit during the Gemini IX-A mission in June 1966 in an unsuccessful attempt to test the AMU during extravehicular activity.



Family: Space Suits. Country: USA. Agency: USAF, David Clark. Bibliography: 344, 40.

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