Object Details
Manufacturer
International Latex Corporation
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 these sleep shorts during his mission in space.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19850635000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Flight Clothing
Materials
Cotton/poly blend, elastic, velcro
Dimensions
Clothing (seam to seam in front): 35.6 × 45.7cm (1 ft. 2 in. × 1 ft. 6 in.)
Clothing (seam to seam on back): 53.3cm (1 ft. 9 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_A19850635000