Webb Elastic Garments Group has prepared a video detailing the history, development, and breakthrough technology that makes the Elastic Spacesuit possible. You can also view our 4 minute Video Presentation on YouTube »
A Different Kind of Space Suit
The Elastic Counter Pressure Suit (ECPS) is a major change in space suit design. The ECPS is lighter, stronger, more flexible, and less expensive to produce than the full-pressure suits in use today. This video provides an overview of the ECPS design, development, and future.
“The increased demands of extravehicular activity (EVA) for the International Space Station construction and maintenance, and lunar and Martian missions planned by NASA necessitate the development of an advanced spaceuit. Though the current U.S. EVA suit or extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) represents a remarkable achievment in soft material and anthropometrical construction, concerns still exist about the flexibility of the suit…”
Spacesuit Gallery
1969 Video presentation of the Space Activity Suit