Object Details
- Manufacturer
- B. Welson & Co., United States of America
- Astronaut
- Buzz Aldrin
- Summary
- This is the biological isolation garment worn by Astronaut "Buzz" Aldrin upon his return to earth after his historic Apollo 11 flight in July of 1969.
- These garments were worn from the moment the hatch was opened after splashdown until the astronauts were sealed inside the Mobile Quarantine Facility in the unlikely case that the astronauts had been infected with some sort of extraterrestrial life form. It was expected that these suits would keep them properly quarantined until a course of action could be planned or the disease eliminated.
- After Apollo 12, it was conceded that the moon lacked life, and the containment garments were scrapped.
- Transferred to the National Air and Space Museum from NASA in 1970
- Alternate Name
- Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 Biological Isolation Garment
- Brief Description
- This is the biological isolation garment worn by Astronaut "Buzz" Aldrin upon his return to Earth after the historic Apollo 11 lunar landing mission in July of 1969.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Inventory Number
- A19710809000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Medical
- Materials
- Rubberized Nylon
- Cotton
- Plastic
- Steel
- Paint
- Rubber
- Nylon
- Chrome Plating
- Wood
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 26 × 8 × 76cm (10 1/4 × 3 1/8 × 29 15/16 in.)
- 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_A19710809000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv97f860166-d6fc-49a8-8e7b-8ea36a2209ff
