Object Details
Manufacturer
Sierra Engineering Co.
Summary
This is a spare emergency oxygen mask from the Skylab program. Astronauts aboard Skylab in 1973-1974 had various life support provisions for possible emergencies. In case of smoke or noxious gas inside the space station or a failure of the environmental control system, they could don emergency oxygen masks connected to a temporary oxygen supply. This would give them safe breathing air while they worked on the problem or put on pressure suits to escape in their parked spacecraft.
NASA transferred it to the Smithsonian Institution in 1994.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19940102000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Breathing Devices
Materials
plexiglas, polymer, aluminum, stainless steel, rubber
Dimensions
Overall (Mask): 7 1/2 in. wide x 5 in. deep x 12 in. long (19.05 x 12.7 x 30.48cm)
Overall (Hose): 120 in. long x 1/2 in. diameter (304.8 x 1.27cm)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19940102000