Glove, Right, A7-L, Intra-vehicular, Apollo 8, Anders, Flown

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Summary: This Intra-vehicular glove is part of the pair worn by William Anders, Lunar Module Pilot of the Apollo 8 mission in December of 1968. Apollo 8 was the first lunar orbital flight of the Apollo missions.; The Intra-vehicular gloves were worn during launch, and were made with a bladder, which was dip molded from a hand cast of the individual's hand. The interior had an inner restraint core of nylon tricot which had been dipped in a neoprene compound. A convoluted section was incorporated into the wrist with anodized aluminum connectors for attachment to the spacesuit. A fingerless glove restraint was attached to the bladder at the wrist and enclosed the entire hand excluding the fingers and thumb.; NASA transferred this glove to the museum in 1969.

Credit Line: Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Materials: Glove: Neoprene/Rubber compound, nylon, aluminum, Velcro; Wrist: Beta cloth, rubber/neoprene compound; Wrist Bearing: Anodized aluminium
Dimensions: 3-D: 30.5 x 15.2 x 15.2cm (12 x 6 x 6 in.)

National Air and Space Museum

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv93b4eea77-4204-40ca-81b7-81c297f86a0e