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Suit, Rocket Fuel Handler

Air and Space Museum

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Object Details

Summary

Shown here is a rocket fuel handler's suit. Given that the insert on the back of the garment specifies that special care must be taken to avoid contact with both fuel and oxidizer, it is likely that the time period of its use dates from the 1950s or 1960s. During that time, all large-scale launch vehicles used liquid propellants, typically nitric acid and aniline, kerosene and liquid oxygen, and by the late 1960s, liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. In these cases, fueling had to be completed just prior to launch. Super cooled temperatures and volatility--especially in the case of liquid hydrogen--required careful handling.
The manufacturer and donor are presently unknown.

Credit Line

Found in collection. Donor unknown at this time. Found on NASM premises.

Inventory Number

A20020257000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Miscellaneous

Materials

Synthetic Rubber
Plastic
Aluminum
Non-Ferrous Metal
Elastic

Dimensions

Height, 57 inches; width, 20 inches; width, with sleeves stretched out, 55 inches; width, each leg, 12 inches; width, each arm, 4.5 inches

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/nv9b7b4266b-70c4-4dd4-ae49-7b30c8a67e90

Record ID

nasm_A20020257000

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