6 posted on 04/24/2014 9:27:13 AM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
(The only thing the Left has learned from the failures of socialism is not to call it that)
Those are evolutions of the rocket propellent handling suits that evolved from the Titan II ICBM program.
The propellants were hypergolic and consisted of hydrazine and either fuming red nitric acid or nitrogen tetroxide depending on the evolution of the system. Nasty stuff.
http://www.titan-ii.com/RFHCO.html
33 posted on 04/24/2014 10:41:01 AM PDT by pfflier