Newark-based ILC Dover was chosen to be one in every of two suppliers of Boeing’s Ascent/Entry Swimsuit (AES) for the corporate’s Industrial Crew Program and has developed an AES spacesuit for CST-100 Starliner crews.
“We’re proud to make the most of our experience to create a brand new AES for the Starliner spacecraft,” mentioned Patty Stoll, president of Area Techniques and Engineered Options at ILC Dover. “Having labored with the Boeing staff on the Starliner’s touchdown airbags, which offer a secure, cushioned arrival to Earth from house, we understood the significance of delivering one other high quality product for this program.” The Boeing AES is predicated on ILC Dover’s industrial Launch, Entry, and Abort go well with, SOL.
ILC Dover labored with Boeing to tailor SOL for the Starliner spacecraft to supply safety for astronauts throughout essentially the most crucial phases of spaceflight, together with launch, docking, re-entry, and touchdown. With over 50 years of spacesuit expertise, ILC Dover’s AES go well with was designed to supply most mobility to function, enter and exit the spacecraft, in addition to present safety for astronauts in case of an emergency.
“Our success is measured by these we’ve helped return to Earth safely for over 50 years of house journey and we’ll proceed to supply spacesuits and gentle options that may hold astronauts secure within the harsh atmosphere of house,” mentioned Stoll.
Working with ILC Dover’s in-house designer, the duvet layer of the spacesuit was designed with a singular search for Starliner crew members.
A duplicate of the Starliner AES might be on show on Florida’s Area Coast on the Kennedy Area Middle Customer Complicated’s new attraction referred to as Gateway: The Deep Area Launch Complicated. ILC Dover and Boeing labored with Adam Savage, tv character and longtime particular results designer and fabricator, to create the duplicate. Additional info on ILC Dover, aerospace enterprise could be discovered at www.ilcdover.com/aerospace.
ILC Dover now has its headquarters on the College of Delaware STAR Campus. Its long-time manufacturing website, the place spacesuits have been made for NASA, is in Frederica in Kent County.