// PROTO-009 · United States

RX-2A

Litton Industries · 1964
Prototype Experimental — never flown
RX-2A spacesuit

Technical Specifications

PressureTBD
Suit mass (1g)TBD
Life support (primary)Not publicly documented
Life support (backup)
EVA durationN/A
ProgramLitton R&D
AgencyNASA / USAF
ManufacturerLitton Industries
First use1964
StatusExperimental — never flown
Donning / entryNot publicly documented

Engineering Analysis

Key Subsystem Architecture

Early hard-shell rigid torso concept — distinct from soft-suit competitors

Mission Role

Hard-shell pressure suit research

Limitations & Failures

Not publicly documented

Program Lesson
"Litton's hard-shell approach represented a fundamentally different architecture bet than ILC's soft-suit design"
Future Relevance

Hard-shell lineage that eventually influenced Soviet Orlan and modern hard-upper-torso EVA suits

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