Talk:Advanced Crew Escape Suit

These people [2] suggest that ACES stands for "Advanced Crew Escape Suit". At the very least, this article (which is currently called "Advance Crew Escape System Pressure Suit") should really use "Advanced" rather than "Advance", unless there is a more weighty source to attest otherwise. -Ashley Pomeroy 14:35, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

partial pressure suit

"The ACES suit was first worn by U.S. Air Force pilots in the mid-1970s, replacing a similar suit worn by SR-71 and U-2 pilots, and was identical to the suits worn by X-15 pilots and Gemini astronauts. Unlike the ACES suit, which is a full-pressure suit, the high-altitude suits were partial pressure suits, thus requiring a rubber diaphram around the wearer's face."

High altitude suits? It comes out of nowhere. --Gbleem 04:19, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

erroneous copy from Launch Entry Suit: History
quote:
The LES was first worn by U.S. Air Force pilots in the mid-1970s, replacing a similar suit worn by SR-71 and U-2 pilots, and was identical to the suits worn by X-15 pilots and Gemini astronauts. Unlike the ACES suit, which is a full-pressure suit, the high-altitude suits were partial pressure suits, thus requiring a rubber diaphragm around the wearer's face.
unquote:
needs corrections Xb2u7Zjzc32 (talk) 10:49, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

Missing references

The infamous photograph of the space suit helmet found after the accident revealed that the recovered helmet was attached to the suit and the visor was down--indicated by the "lockdown" bar going across the bottom of the helmet, where it connects to the ring. Both the pressure faceplate and the sunshade were missing, indicating that they were destroyed either by the hypersonic wind blast when the pressure module was destroyed or by the intense heat. Sources? At least a link to that picture! // Duccio (write me) 17:13, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

First mission used on

I've found two conflicting sources (both internet) and none from NASA.

STS-64 - Astroanutix

STS-68 - PubMed.gov

On NASA's mission summary page for both STS-64 and 68 I couldn't find any mention of the ACES. But I manged to find several sources saying it was first used on a mission in 1994. None of the crew portraits from 1994 seem to show them with the suit. Not until the 1995 STS-63 mission do I see it pop up in a crew portrait. --Craigboy (talk) 20:31, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

Just went through some of the training/mission photos on Nasaimages.org and it also doesn't pop up until STS-63, astronauts James D. Wetherbee wears the suit both in the crew portrait and training images and astronaut Eileen M. Collins only wears it in the crew portrait. On the STS-63 mission summary page there is no mention of ACES. --Craigboy (talk) 20:49, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

Until I find more sources I'm changing the article to just say in 1994. --Craigboy (talk) 22:01, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

Made progress, thanks to the good folks at the STS-68 page a video of the flight is posted and it confirms that an ACES suit is flown by September 1994.

Also was worn by two astronauts on previous mission STS-64. No other previous missions in 1994 wore the ACES so it's confirmed that STS-64 was its first flight, worn by Jerry M. Linenger and Carl J. Meade.--Craigboy (talk) 07:21, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

Info on linage http://webs.lanset.com/aeolusaero/Articles/Supporting_Life_at_80000_feet_SSuit_History_25Jan10.pdf - --Craigboy (talk) 04:35, 26 June 2013 (UTC)

References

Red Bull Stratos

The suit being used on that project is very similar. Same manufacturer, similar glove grips, glove locks, helmet and outer layer.[3]--Craigboy (talk) 18:37, 30 June 2010 (UTC)

Modified ACES (MACES)

http://www.boulder.swri.edu/NSRC/2011Posters/Fitzpatrick.pdf

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20120013464_2012013187.pdf

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhEC-MMdeY8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvn3BM7aOeY&t=2m10s

http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/files/Asteroid-Crewed-Mission-Stich-TAGGED2.pdf

http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/files/20130911-AIAA-Space-2013-ARM-Panel-TAGGED2.pdf

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OwmZYrTsGY

Discuses some of the additions (Slide 11) - http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/files/20131209HEONAC-Gerstenmaier-TAGGED.pdf

Boots from EMU added along with arm bearings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-IokHlmul8 --Craigboy (talk) 08:52, 27 June 2013 (UTC) --Craigboy (talk) 07:29, 5 December 2013 (UTC)--Craigboy (talk) 07:10, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/files/05-Stich_Building_Human_Spaceflight_Exploration_Capabilities.pdf

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20140004815.pdf

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20140004810.pdf - Interesting side note, the person who made this slideshow used images that I uploaded and cropped.

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20140004816.pdf

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