Glove, Left, EV, Mitchell, Developmental
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Object Details
- Astronaut
- Edgar Dean Mitchell
- Manufacturer
- ILC Industries Inc.
- Summary
- This glove is one of a pair of Extra-Vehicular (EV) gloves constructed during the developmental stages of the gloves eventually used on the lunar surface. They were worn by astronaut Edgar Mitchell during glove trials, and later in training sessions.
- The gloves have an extended, uninsulated gauntlet, which was shortened and insulated for the production models. The fingertips are covered with Chromel-R, with the final models having the blue latex fingertips.
- Transferred to the National Air and Space Museum from NASA.
- Credit Line
- Found in collection. Donor unknown at this time. Found on NASM premises.
- Inventory Number
- A20020105000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Handwear
- Materials
- Exterior glove: Chromel-R, Beta cloth
- Gauntlet: Beta cloth
- Interior glove: Rubber/Neoprene, aluminum, steel, plastic, nylon, Mylar, Kapton
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 40.6 x 14.6 x 10.2cm (16 x 5 3/4 x 4 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
- Exhibit Station
- Human Spaceflight
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A20020105000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9bfb2abef-03fd-43f0-a4ec-7631b0cdb1e1
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