Shade, Window, Gemini XII
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Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Mc Donnell
- Summary
- Astronauts Jim Lovell and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin carried this shade with them during their November 1966 Gemini XII mission. If glare from the unfiltered sun in space was too strong, it could be attached to one of the spacecraft windows using Velcro.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration through McDonnell Aircraft Corp.
- Inventory Number
- A19680412000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- SPACECRAFT-Crewed-Parts & Structural Components
- Materials
- Plastic, velcro
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1ft 3in. x 8 1/2in. (38.1 x 21.59cm)
- 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_A19680412000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9a152de7d-f688-4d4a-9831-bbb884a9abe5
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