Object Details
- Manufacturer
- B. F. Goodrich Co.
- Astronaut
- John H. Glenn, Jr.
- Summary
- This spacesuit was constructed for display purposes and is almost identical to the suit worn by John Glenn during the first orbital flight of a U.S. astronaut. The flight took place on February 20, 1962 and lasted for 4 hours and 55 minutes, during which time he traveled 75,679 miles and orbited the earth three times.
- The Mercury spacesuit was developed by the B.F. Goodrich Company from the U.S. Navy MK-IV full pressure suit, and was selected by NASA in 1959 for use in Project Mercury. This suit is identical to the flight suits except it does not have a pressure liner.
- Transferred to the National Air and Space Museum from NASA - Manned Spacecraft Center in 1968.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Inventory Number
- A19680277000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Pressure Suits
- Materials
- Overall Exterior: Aluminized nylon, nylon webbing, brass, steel, aluminium
- Other: Phenolic resin, rubber/neoprene, velcro
- Dimensions
- Overall: 65 inches long x 23 inches wide x 4 1/2 inches deep. (165.1 x 58.4 x 11.4cm)
- 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_A19680277000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9290ca307-1619-46ca-8858-505b392e70f8
