In the 1960s, Dover was a center of manufacturing of spacesuits worn by NASA astronauts in the Apollo moon flights by ILC Dover, now based in the small town of Frederica.
I nyere tid var Dover i 1960'erne sted for fremstilling af de rumdragter, der blev båret af NASA-astronauter i Apollo-måneflyvningerne af ILC Dover, der ny er baseret i den lille by Frederica.