Object Details
Manufacturer
B. Welson & Co., United States of America
Summary
Three sunbonnets would have been included in a survival rucksack on the Apollo Command Module for use while awaiting rescue at sea. Also contained in rucksack #2 with the sunbonnets would have been a three-person life raft, CO2 cylinders, a sea dye marker kit, a sea anchor, and lanyards. The sunbonnets have two layers, one of orange nylon fabric for protection from the sun in daylight and the other of Mylar foil for warmth at night. This sunbonnet was not flown. It was transferred to NASM from NASA in 1979.
Credit Line
Transferred from the NASA - Johnson Space Center
Inventory Number
A19790684000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Survival
Materials
Orange ripstop nylon, aluminized kapton foil, nylon fabric
Dimensions
3-D: 83.8 x 54.6 x 0.6cm (33 x 21 1/2 x 1/4 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_A19790684000