Object Details
- Manufacturer
- B. F. Goodrich Co.
- Summary
- This is a US Navy pilot's pressure suit. The USN and B. F. Goodrich Company developed the Mark series of pressure suits during the 1950s. There were three models of the final Mark IV suit. Model 3 went into production in 1958 as standard high altitude issue for US Navy squadrons. The Mark IV, Model 3 featured enhancements in fit and ease of wearing, as well as substantially improved pressurization control. NASA obtained this suit for review in preparation for the Mercury program and selected it, with modifications to be the basis of the Mercury spacesuit.
- NASA transferred this suit to the Museum in 1972.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA Manned Spacecraft Center
- Inventory Number
- A19730864000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Pressure Suits
- Materials
- HT-1 Nomex, phenolic resin, nylon, steel, rubber/neoprene, neoprene-coated nylon, aluminum, phenolic resin
- Dimensions
- Approximate: 19.05 x 180.34 x 73.66cm (7 1/2in. x 5ft 11in. x 2ft 5in.)
- 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_A19730864000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9b2d25cc6-dc8f-4a0e-acb7-1e3dc69351c0
