Overboots, Pair, Glenn, Friendship 7
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Object Details
- Manufacturer
- B. F. Goodrich Co.
- Astronaut
- John H. Glenn, Jr.
- Summary
- These overboots were worn by astronaut John Glenn during the walk from the suiting-up area to the transportvan, and then to the spacecraft. They were worn over the spacesuit and spacesuit boots, and were for the purpose of keeping the flight boots clean prior to the flight. These overboots were removed just before John Glenn entered Friendship 7.
- Transferred from NASA - Manned Spacecraft Center in 1963
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA - Manned Spacecraft Center
- Inventory Number
- A19670182000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Footwear
- Materials
- Overall: Rubber
- Dimensions
- Clothing Size: 9
- 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_A19670182000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9ae4254eb-4a75-4e5e-806a-845b768ce5d1
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