Couch, Mercury Procedures Trainer, Schirra
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Object Details
- Manufacturer
- McDonnell Aircraft Corp.
- Summary
- In order to better withstand the high gravitational forces of launch and reentry, each astronaut in Project Mercury, the first U.S. human spaceflight program, had form-fitting fiberglass couches cast for his body. This couch was used in the Mercury Procedures Trainer, a simulator, by Walter M. Schirra, who flew the third orbital flight (Mercury Atlas 8) in October 1962. Schirra later commanded Gemini VI-A in December 1965 and Apollo 7 in October 1968, the only astronaut to fly in all three early American manned space programs.
- Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV), the simulator contractor, transferred this artifact to the National Air and Space Museum on behalf of the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center (now Johnson Space Center).
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA
- Inventory Number
- A19690072000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- EQUIPMENT-Training Devices
- Materials
- HAZMAT: Magnesium
- Phenolic Resin, Synthetic Fabric, Steel, Paint, Aluminum, Wood, Foam
- Dimensions
- Approximate: 10in. x 4ft 6in. x 1ft 11in., 35lb. (25.4 x 137.16 x 58.42cm, 15.9kg)
- 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_A19690072000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv96070cb13-289b-4720-8024-71bc36d2da52
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