Object Details
- Manufacturer
- B. F. Goodrich Co.
- Summary
- This olive green pressure suit is a demonstration model of B. F. Goodrich's Mark V. The suit has with one developmental arm, with large convoluted shoulder and elbow hinges; diagonal zipper, two pressure gages and one opening on torso, one pressure gauge on left arm, and one on left leg.
- BFG designed the Mark V spacesuit for Project Apollo during the early 1960s. The over-sized shoulder joint provided an expanded level of mobility. However, with three astronauts sitting side-by-side in a capsule the size of the front seat of a small car, the suit was not feasible for the Apollo mission.
- NASA transferred this suit to the Museum.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA
- Inventory Number
- A19800041000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Pressure Suits
- Materials
- nylon, rubber/neoprene, brass, aluminum, neoprene-coated nylon, steel, PVC, cotton-canvas, leather
- Dimensions
- Approximate: 26.67 x 160.02 x 76.2cm (10 1/2in. x 5ft 3in. x 2ft 6in.)
- 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_A19800041000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv996783b1c-7622-482f-a924-57608a3164a9
