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Wolverine to join NASA spacesuit project

22/04/2013

Outdoor brand Wolverine has been selected to work on the next generation of NASA’s Spacesuits, the Z-2.

ILC Dover, the designer and manufacturer of the suits, has been awarded the 18 month contract, and will also work alongside the University of Delaware Center for Composite Materials and Philadelphia University to test the suits.

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