Inflight Coverall Garment, Jacket, Collins, Apollo 11
Object Details
- Manufacturer
- B. Welson & Co., United States of America
- Astronaut
- Michael Collins
- Summary
- This is part of a four-piece inflight coverall garment assigned to astronaut Michael Collins for use during his Apollo 11 mission in July 1969.
- The complete garment consists of jacket, which was equipped with reinforced holes on the upper torso through which the medical connectors could pass; trousers with a snap and elastic waist for adjustment; and boots which had a snap attachment to the legs of the trousers and a circular Velcro patch on the soles. It is constructed of a Teflon-coated beta cloth which is highly fire resistant, and the "slippery" qualities of the fabric enabled the astronaut to dress with ease in a weightless environment.
- The jacket had a US flag on the left shoulder and a NASA "meatball" logo on the upper torso. Flight garments also had a mission symbol attached to the upper torso.
- NASA transferred this object to the Museum in 1979.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA - Johnson Space Center
- 1969
- Inventory Number
- A19791813000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Flight Clothing
- Materials
- Synthetic Fabric
- Velcro
- Elastic
- Plastic
- Copper Alloy
- Chrome Plating
- Ink
- Dimensions
- Clothing: 59.7 x 153.7 x 2.5cm (23 1/2 x 60 1/2 x 1 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
- Exhibition
- Destination Moon
- Title
- Inflight Coverall Garment, Jacket, Collins, Apollo 11
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19791813000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9ec96fc06-6fc6-4f94-bc8c-daafbef7ddd5
Related Content
There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .
International media Interoperability Framework
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.