Object Details
- Manufacturer
- ILC Industries Inc.
- Astronaut
- Michael Collins
- Summary
- This is an A5-L pressure suit without coverlayer or gloves. ILC Industries made this suit to fit astronaut Michael Collins for testing during the development process of spacesuits for the Apollo program. This was the fifth out of seven iterations of the ILC suit which ultimately took men to the Moon. Without the coverlayer, one can see the blue color of the pressure assembly. The suit has six connector ports on upper torso but lacks electrical connectors. One can also see the rubber convolutes, pleated over the elbows and knees that allowed the suit to bend while pressurized.
- NASA Johnson Space Center transferred this spacesuit to the museum after the end of the Apollo program.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA Johnson Space Center
- Inventory Number
- A19772796000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Pressure Suits
- Materials
- Overall - beta cloth, rubber, nylon, plastic
- Connectors - aluminum (red, blue)
- Neck ring - aluminum
- Wrist locking rings - aluminum (red, blue)
- other: nylon, Anodized Aluminum, rubber/neoprene, neoprene-coated nylon, rubber (silicone), plastic, steel, velcro, PVC
- Dimensions
- Approximately 67inches long x 32 inches wide x 11 inches deep. (170.2 x 81.3 x 27.9 cm)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19772796000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9ef87495d-5f2d-43e5-8025-ea0bab0750f1
