Sleep Shirt, Space Shuttle, STS 51-D, Jake Garn

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Hanes

Summary

The standard wardrobe for Space Shuttle crews included comfortable t-shirts and shorts for sleepwear. Crewmembers usually slept in individual fabric sleeping bags that could be attached to the cabin walls or sometimes slept in an enclosed compartment. After Senator Jake Garn flew as a guest payload specialist--and the first U.S. government official--on the STS 51-D mission aboard Discovery in 1985, NASA transferred some of his garments and equipment to the Smithsonian. Sen. Garn wore this sleep shirt during his mission in space.

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Inventory Number

A19850634000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Flight Clothing

Materials

Cotton

Dimensions

Clothing: 71.1 x 81.3 x 0.6cm (28 x 32 x 1/4 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/nv90b45d050-6ab7-4c62-a9ad-edddd74f24a3

Record ID

nasm_A19850634000