Comfort Glove, Left, Shuttle
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Object Details
- Manufacturer
- ILC Dover, Inc.
- Summary
- Comfort gloves are available for optional use with the Shuttle Extra-vehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suit gloves. They provide a comfortable layer of fabric against the hands and aid in wicking away perspiration. They also aid in donning and doffing the larger, more complex space suit gloves. NASA reported this pair of comfort gloves as flown on several Shuttle missions from 1997 through 1999.
- NASA transferred these to the Museum in 2000.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Inventory Number
- A20000669000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Handwear
- Materials
- Synthetic Fabric [Possibly Dacron]
- Dimensions
- Clothing: 24.4 x 12.7 x 0.2cm (9 5/8 x 5 x 1/16 in.)
- 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_A20000669000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv93d8e5c7f-3052-42ef-b5bc-db64ba1846fb
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