Glove, Left, A7-L., Intravehicular, Apollo 12, Gordon, Flown

Object Details

Summary: This intra-vehicular glove was made for and worn by Richard Gordon as Command Module Pilot of the Apollo 12 mission in November 1969.; IV gloves were made with a bladder dip molded from a hand cast of the individual's hand. The interior had an inner restraint core of nylon tricot which had been dipped in a neoprene compound. A convoluted section was incorporated into the wrist with anodized aluminum connectors for attachment to the spacesuit. A fingerless glove restraint was attached to the bladder at the wrist and enclosed the entire hand excluding the fingers and thumb. A blue wrist disconnect attached the glove to the suit.; Transferred to the National Air and Space Museum from NASA in 1971.

Credit Line: Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Materials: Glove: Rubber/neoprene compound, stainless steel, nylon; Locking ring: anodized aluminum
Dimensions: 3-D: 25.4 x 11.4cm (10 x 4 1/2 in.); Other (Wrist disconnect): 3 1/2in. (8.9cm)

National Air and Space Museum

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9dec9bed9-0a87-454d-8629-59eae3c82532