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Apollo EVA suit development cost.

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Dalhousie:
What was the development cost of the Apollo suits?  $100K is often quoted, but I understand that is just the manufacturing cost for suit

raven:

--- Quote from: Dalhousie on June 04, 2022, 01:02:16 AM ---What was the development cost of the Apollo suits?  $100K is often quoted, but I understand that is just the manufacturing cost for suit

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http://www.astronautix.com/a/a7l.html This should give some idea. Mind you, this was in 1960's dollars.

Dalhousie:

--- Quote from: raven on June 24, 2022, 07:19:07 PM ---
--- Quote from: Dalhousie on June 04, 2022, 01:02:16 AM ---What was the development cost of the Apollo suits?  $100K is often quoted, but I understand that is just the manufacturing cost for suit

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http://www.astronautix.com/a/a7l.html This should give some idea. Mind you, this was in 1960's dollars.

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That comes to about $17 million in today's dollars for 25 block I suits (and an unspecified number of block IIs).  However at least 105 A7L suits were made so this would amount to about $70 million in today's terms.  Still cheaper than current suits.

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