Object Details
Manufacturer
Cross Creek
Summary
Except during launch, reentry, and spacewalks when they wear pressure suits, astronauts wear ordinary clothing while in space. For the early shuttle missions, they wore navy blue polo shirts customized with a mission patch, whereas later crews chose various colors and styles. This shirt bears the patch for the first shuttle mission with the names of the orbiter Columbia, commander John Young, and pilot Robert Crippen. The STS-1 mission flew in April 1981.
NASA transferred this shirt to the Museum in 2002.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A20020245000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Flight Clothing
Materials
Cotton lisle fabric with plastic buttons and synthetic fabric embroidery
Dimensions
Clothing (Flat): 83.8 × 68.6cm (33 × 27 in.)
Clothing Size: M
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A20020245000