Helmet, Extravehicular, Apollo, Training
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Object Details
- Manufacturer
- LTV/MSD for ILC Industries, Inc.
- Summary
- This Extra-vehicular visor assembly was worn by unknown astronauts during Apollo training exercises of the early 1970s.
- The A7-L Lunar Extravehicular Visor Assembly consisted of a polycarbonate shell onto which the cover, visors, hinges, eyeshades, and latch were 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 to the Museum in 2007.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA
- Inventory Number
- A20070093000
- 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: 34.3 x 36.8 x 38.1cm (13 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 15 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_A20070093000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9fecff693-9fb0-4590-8814-7e9c851d9668
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