// PROTO-013 · United States

Mk V Modified Suit

B.F. Goodrich · 1968
Prototype Experimental — never flown
Mk V Modified Suit spacesuit

Technical Specifications

PressureTBD
Suit mass (1g)TBD
Life support (primary)Not publicly documented
Life support (backup)
EVA durationN/A
ProgramNaval R&D
AgencyUS Navy
ManufacturerB.F. Goodrich
First use1968
StatusExperimental — never flown
Donning / entryNot publicly documented

Engineering Analysis

Key Subsystem Architecture

Late-stage naval pressure suit iteration

Mission Role

Naval high-altitude pressure suit refinement

Limitations & Failures

Not publicly documented

Program Lesson
"Naval pressure suit research continued in parallel with NASA programs through the late 1960s"
Future Relevance

Final entry in the B.F. Goodrich naval lineage before commercial focus shifted

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System mass
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EVA duration
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System mass
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