Download or read book U.S. Space Gear written by Lillian D. Kozloski and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2000-04-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the earliest days of flight, design of comfortable yet protective flying clothing has proved almost as great a challenge as the creation of airplanes and spacecraft. With more than 150 illustrations, this volume shows how researchers and designers culled life-saving ideas from sources both expected and obscure: deep-sea divers' equipment, pressurized inner tubes, tomato worms, and medieval armor.