Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Hamilton Standard
- Subcontractor
- ILC Industries Inc.
- Summary
- This suit has the designation A4-H, and was designed and manufactured for Hamilton Standard by the International Latex Corporation in 1964. The A4-H series of suits were constructed in 1964, and were the fourth series of Apollo developmental/training suits.
- A4-H suits came in two configurations. Those with a white cover-layer were for training purposes only, and those with an aluminized covering were of flight configuration. The aluminized covering was for vacuum chamber thermal testing in addition to ground training.
- This suit is complete with gloves, boots and helmet, and was transferred to NASM from NASA - Johnson Space Center in July, 1977, on transfer document HOU-704.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA - Johnson Space Center
- Inventory Number
- A19772789000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Pressure Suits
- Materials
- Exterior: Aluminized nylon, anodixed aluminum, nylon, polyester, steel, Cadmium
- Interior: Rubber/Neoprene, nylon, plastic, polyester, aluminum
- Dimensions
- Approximate: 5 ft. 2 in. long x 2 ft. 3 in. wide x 10 in. deep (157.48 x 68.58 x 25.4cm)
- 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_A19772789000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9e571f881-3514-43cf-94de-8cfabd44ba85
