A liquid cooling garment is a form-fitting garment that is used to remove body heat from the wearer. It is commonly used in environments where evaporative cooling from sweating and open-air convection
A man wearing a liquid cooling and ventilation garment for the Space Shuttle/International Space Station Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU)
Apollo/Skylab A7L with LCVG
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The Extravehicular Mobility Unit is an independent spacesuit that provides environmental protection, mobility, life support, and communications for astronauts performing extravehicular activity in Ear
Liquid cooling and ventilation garment
…as well. The LCVG used with the Apollo/Skylab A7L suit could remove heat at a rate of approximately 2,000 BTU/h (590 W) The LCVG used with NASA's Extravehicular Mobility Unit is primarily constructed of spandex, with a nylon tricot liner. The tubes are made of polyvinyl chloride. LCVGs, while initially developed for space…
The Enhanced EMU Suit. The suits are white to reflect heat and to stand out against the blackness of space; the red stripes serve to differentiate astronauts.
The E.M.U Display and Control Module (DCM).
NASA's Extravehicular Mobility Unit Vitruvian Spaceman patch (Space Shuttle version, with three stars representing NASA's human spaceflight programs)
EMU without Extravehicular Visor Assembly