Object Details
Manufacturer
American Optical Co.
Summary
Astronauts have to be prepared to make emergency landings in jungles, deserts or oceans. These sunglases are part of the survival kit carried in Gemini IV, which made a historic four-day mission, June 3-6, 1965, with astronauts Jim McDivitt and Edward White. On this mission, White became the first American to make a "spacewalk."
Originally installed in command pilot McDivitt's ejection seat, the survival kit came to the Smithsonian along with the spacecraft in 1967.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19791384001
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Survival
Materials
plastic, metal
Dimensions
3-D: 13.3 x 12.7 x 3.8cm (5 1/4 x 5 x 1 1/2 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
See more items in
National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Exhibit Station
Human Spaceflight
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19791384001
