Glove, Left, A7-L, Intravehicular, Apollo 11, Armstrong, Flown

Object Details

Summary: This intravehicular glove was made for Neil Armstrong, who wore it during his Apollo 11 mission in July 1969.; It is constructed of a rubber/neoprene-compound bladder, dip molded from a cast of his hand, the interior of which has an inner core of nylon tricot. There is a convoluted section for ease of movement incorporated into the wrist with anodized aluminum connectors for attachment to the spacesuit. A finger-less glove restraint, designed to help maintain the glove's shape, is attached to the bladder at the wrist and enclosed the entire hand excluding the fingers and thumb.; Transferred from NASA in 1971.

Materials: Glove: Neoprene/Rubber compound, nylon, Velcro, stainless steel; Wrist: Beta cloth, rubber/neoprene compound; Wrist Bearing: Anodized aluminum
Dimensions: 3-D: 24.1 x 12.7 x 12.7cm (9 1/2 x 5 x 5 in.); Other (wrist bearing): 4 1/4in. (10.8cm)

National Air and Space Museum

GUID (Original Record Link): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv90be9dad1-a2cd-48db-811c-ad8e18aaf9ce