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Offline Dalhousie

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Apollo Helmet weight
« on: November 27, 2016, 04:22:26 PM »
Quick question: Does anyone know the mass of the Apollo Helmet?

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Offline Allan F

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Re: Apollo Helmet weight
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2016, 06:21:03 PM »
LEVA or the fishbowl?
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Re: Apollo Helmet weight
« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2016, 01:05:35 PM »
Quote from: Allan F on November 27, 2016, 06:21:03 PM
LEVA or the fishbowl?
All of the above.
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Offline Dalhousie

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Re: Apollo Helmet weight
« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2016, 08:48:55 AM »
Quote from: 12oh2alarm on November 28, 2016, 01:05:35 PM
Quote from: Allan F on November 27, 2016, 06:21:03 PM
LEVA or the fishbowl?
All of the above.

All up masson the Moon would be nice.
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Offline Halcyon Dayz, FCD

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Re: Apollo Helmet weight
« Reply #4 on: November 29, 2016, 09:00:29 AM »
Quote from: Dalhousie on November 29, 2016, 08:48:55 AM
All up mass on the Moon would be nice.
Wouldn't that be the same as anywhere else?  ;)
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Offline Zakalwe

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Re: Apollo Helmet weight
« Reply #5 on: November 29, 2016, 01:45:24 PM »
I'm struggling to find any reference to the weight of the pressure assembly. The Operations handbooks don't appear to list the weights:
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/alsj-EMU1.pdf
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/alsj-EMU2.pdf

Amanda Young's book "Spacesuits" lists the LEVA as weighing "about four and a half pounds" (page 83), but doesn't list the pressure assembly weight.
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Offline bknight

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Re: Apollo Helmet weight
« Reply #6 on: November 29, 2016, 03:40:29 PM »
Quote from: Zakalwe on November 29, 2016, 01:45:24 PM
I'm struggling to find any reference to the weight of the pressure assembly. The Operations handbooks don't appear to list the weights:
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/alsj-EMU1.pdf
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/alsj-EMU2.pdf

Amanda Young's book "Spacesuits" lists the LEVA as weighing "about four and a half pounds" (page 83), but doesn't list the pressure assembly weight.
I haven't found any weight listing either, so presumably that is why Dalhousie is asking.  The book listing is a good reference.
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