Object Details
Subcontractor
Air Lock Inc.
Manufacturer
ILC Industries Inc.
Summary
This is an incomplete Apollo pressure helmet. It is missing the neck ring used to attach the helmet to a spacesuit, the comfort/vent pad at the rear, and the emergency feed port. It's use history is unknown.
The Apollo pressure helmet was a molded, polycarbonate shell with a bayonet base, bonded to the helmet neck ring, and was the male half of the suit neck-ring assembly. There were two configurations used on Apollo suits which were not interchangable, the earlier configuration was anodized blue, with the later configuration being anodized red.
Transferred to the National Air and Space Museum from NASA in 1981
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19820254000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Helmets & Headwear
Materials
Overall: Polycarbonate
Dimensions
3-D: 25.4 x 27.9 x 26.7cm (10 x 11 x 10 1/2 in.)
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_A19820254000