Helmet, EV, Apollo, Training
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Object Details
- Manufacturer
- ILC Industries Inc.
- Subcontractor
- LTV/MSD
- Summary
- This Extra-vehicular visor assembly was worn by various astronauts during training sessions prior to the Apollo lunar missions of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
- The A7-L Lunar Extravehicular Visor Assembly consisted of a polycarbonate shell onto which the cover, visors, hinges, eyeshades, and latch are attached. It consisted of two visors, one covered with a thermal control coating and the other with a gold optical coating. It had two side sunshields which could be raised and lowered independently.
- This helmet was worn over the pressure helmet and fastened with a latch during EVA periods, and provided impact, micrometeoroid, thermal, ultraviolet and infrared light protection.
- Transferred from NASA
- Credit Line
- Found in collection. Donor unknown at this time. Found on NASM premises.
- Inventory Number
- A20010462000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Helmets & Headwear
- Materials
- Overall: Hi-impact plastic, aluminium, beta cloth
- Exterior Visor: Gold-laminated polycarbonate
- Interior Visor: UV plex
- Fittings: Aluminium, steel
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 32 x 27.9 x 66cm (12 5/8 x 11 x 26 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_A20010462000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv90dc49472-b334-469a-917d-6991a91b0571
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