Dating to the Apollo era, this silent film shows footage of a test subject wearing what might be a prototype spacesuit, performing simulated tasks in a neutral buoyancy tank. It’s not precisely clear what the test was intended to simulate, but the subject appears to be trying to fasten cables to a circular array (almost looks like a satellite dish?) using a hand-held tool. The spacesuit being used is best seen at about 20:00, appears to be a A4-H Apollo Developmental suit, made by International Latex Corporation for Hamilton Standard, or possibly a Gemini G4-C spacesuit.

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