Helmet, AX-3

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Air Lock Inc.

Designer

William Elkins

Summary

This helmet was constructed for the AX-3 Advanced Extra-Vehicular Suit (AES) that was designed at NASA Ames Research Center in the middle 1970s. The dome shape of the helmet provided all-around visibility for the prototype suit, which was created to prove that a highly mobile suit, requiring little effort to operate, could use an internal operating pressure of 8 pounds per square inch.

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

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Inventory Number

A20040265001

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Helmets & Headwear

Materials

Overall: Polycarbonate bubble

Disconnect: Anodized aluminum

Dimensions

3-D: 20.3 x 30.5cm (8 x 12 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/nv961164a3a-43bb-4016-b9ea-74e057863d27

Record ID

nasm_A20040265001