Pressure Suit, Gemini, G2-C, White, Training

This is a spacesuit that astronaut Ed White wore in preparation for his historic Gemini 4 spacewalk in March 1965. The particular suit is designated a G-2C, which means that it was the second version of the spacesuit that the David Clark Company submitted to NASA for use in the Gemini program. This spacesuit was made in last days of 1963, over a year before White's scheduled flight. As a result, the suit differs from those actually flown on Gemini, but most notably the suit has a silver coverlayer similar to Mercury program spacesuits. Initially, suit engineers thought that the silver coating's reflectivity would be adequate to protect astronauts from heat fluctuations and solar radiation during spacewalks. Subsequent tests determined that a layered, white, fire resistant coverlayer performed better.

NASA transferred this spacesuit to the Museum in 1972.