ILC Dover Aerospace & Defense Solutions designed and built vented airbag systems for Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner during ground landings, cushioning payloads weighing more than 20 tons.
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The same softgoods that protect crews in space also cushion their landing. When Mars Pathfinder reached the surface in 1997, the Sojourner rover arrived cushioned by air…
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ILC Dover Aerospace & Defense Solutions
ILC Dover has supplied NASA with spacesuits since the Apollo era and we strive for continuous innovation.
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- Aviation & Aerospace
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- Frederica, US
- Company size
- 51–200 employees
About ILC Dover Aerospace & Defense Solutions
As the primary supplier of spacesuits for NASA since the Apollo, our aerospace solutions, including spacesuits, inflatable space habitats, landing airbags, airships, and beyond, provide critical protection to people and aircraft through our mix of highly technical and logistical expertise. ILC Dover combines innovation with a storied past. Our success has been measured by those we’ve returned to earth safely over 50+ years of space travel. With each mission, we discover more, do more, and innovate the functionality, effectiveness, and safety of our aerospace products and programs.
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ILC Dover Aerospace & Defense Solutions proved the LIFE™ Habitat is safe by pressurizing it until it bursts at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.
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ILC Dover Aerospace & Defense Solutions launched and developed the Sol™ launch, entry, and abort spacesuit designed to protect crews during the most dangerous phases of flight.
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ILC Dover Aerospace & Defense Solutions astronauts Sophie Adenot and Jessica Meir performed maintenance and upgrades on the International Space Station after becoming the first French woman to conduct a spacewalk.
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