Object Details
Manufacturer
ILC Industries Inc.
Summary
This is was the first of the final series of Apollo spacesuit prototypes that was used for testing in the year before the Apollo lunar missions were to begin in 1968. The manufacturer, ILC Industries, built this suit to fit a NASA technician named Hermling. Unlike previous series of prototypes, this suit bears a complete coverlayer to protect the astronauts against cold, heat and radiation. The white coverlayer obscures the blue pressure suit that kept the air inside the suit.
NASA Manned Spacecraft Center transferred this suit to the Museum in 1971.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19730578000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Pressure Suits
Materials
Overall - beta cloth, rubber, nylon, plastic
Connectors - anodized aluminum (red, blue)
Neck ring - anodized aluminum
Wrist locking rings - anodized aluminum (red, blue)
Other: steel, velcro, brass
Dimensions
Approximately: 67 inches high x 32 inches wide x 11 inches deep (170 x 82 x 28 cm)
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_A19730578000