Glove, Left, AX-3

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Object Details

Manufacturer

NASA Ames Research Center

Designer

William Elkins

Summary

This glove was designed and constructed for the AX-3 Advanced Extra-Vehicular Suit (AES), which was part of a NASA - Ames Research Center research and development project in the middle 1970s. The suit was designed to work at the higher operating pressure of 8 psi, was highly mobile, and required little effort to operate. The gloves were required to be a part of this system.

Transferred from NASA - Ames Research Center to NASM in 2004.

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Inventory Number

A20040265002

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Handwear

Materials

Overall: Leather, rubber, anodized aluminum, laminated fabric

Dimensions

3-D: 30.5 x 12.7 x 12.7cm (12 x 5 x 5 in.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv96933b8b0-242a-43cf-8e3f-5f2d40612bd1

Record ID

nasm_A20040265002