Object Details
- Summary
- Astronaut John Glenn's Mercury spacecraft, Friendship 7, carried this survival kit, or one just like it, when he became the first American to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962. Included are a life raft, pocket knife, signaling mirror, shark repellent, seawater desalting tablets, sunscreen, soap, first aid kit, and other items.
- The Smithsonian originally received this kit installed in Friendship 7 when NASA gave the spacecraft to the National Air Museum in 1962.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Inventory Number
- A19670176001
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- EQUIPMENT-Survival
- Materials
- CONTENTS - PLASTIC, GLASS, COTTON, ALUMINUM, ETC.
- EQUIPMENT POUCH - NYLON WEBBING
- EXTERIOR POUCH - COATED NYLON, BRASS SNAPS
- LIFE RAFT - COATED TEXTILE, NYLON CORD
- WATER CONTAINER - NEOPRENE COATED NYLON
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 26.7 x 61 x 12.7cm (10 1/2 x 24 x 5 in.)
- 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_A19670176001
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9ecf63670-745a-4735-98c2-44ba07e1d5cf
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