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Glove, Right, Gemini, G-4-C

Air and Space Museum

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    Object Details

    Manufacturer

    David Clark Company, Inc.

    Summary

    This glove is one of a pair worn by an unknown astronaut in training during the Gemini program of the early 1960s.
    G-4-C gloves were constructed of high temperature (HT) nylon, with a strap and buckle adjustment around the wrist and palm, and red (right) and blue (left) anodized aluminum wrist disconnects. There is a steel palm bar in between the layers of the gloves for safety, and finger lights with battery pack for night visibility. The fingers of the gloves had limited easement. While this was considered an improvement on preceding pressure gloves, the pressurized volume had to be compressed to allow bending fingers to grasp objects.
    NASA transferred this glove to the museum after the Gemini program.

    Credit Line

    Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Date

    1965

    Inventory Number

    A19710806001

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Handwear

    Materials

    rubberized fabric, HT-1 Nomex, metal, anodized aluminum, latex

    Dimensions

    3-D: 31.1 x 11.4 x 10.2cm (12 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 4 in.)

    Country of Origin

    United States of America

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    National Air and Space Museum Collection

    Data Source

    National Air and Space Museum

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv92cce4a3d-e5e2-469c-a77c-af696170218e

    Record ID

    nasm_A19710806001

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