Object Details
Manufacturer
International Latex Corporation
Summary
This is a spacesuit known as the "Lobster Shell" suit. The International Latex Company built and submitted this suit to NASA in 1965 as a proposal for suits for an advanced Apollo program, a program that NASA later cancelled. The suit gets its name from the shaped fiberglass sections in the arms and legs that were designed to protect astronauts experiencing high gravitational forces. It is easy to identify the suit by its broad, thick shoulders. Even though the program was cancelled, other contractors offered similar designs to the U.S. Air Force for their Manned Orbiting Laboratory program.
NASA Ames Research Center transferred this spacesuit to the Museum in 2004 after they concluded testing it for their advanced suit design.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A20040268000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Pressure Suits
Materials
Anodized Aluminum, Nylon, rubber/neoprene, neoprene-coated nylon, aluminized nylon, brass, steel, leather
Dimensions
Approximate: 33.02 x 160.02 x 76.2cm (1ft 1in. x 5ft 3in. x 2ft 6in.)
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_A20040268000