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Glove, Right, A7-L, Extravehicular, Apollo 11, Armstrong, Flown
View record for Glove, Right, A7-L, Extravehicular, Apollo 11, Armstrong, Flown
- Summary
- These Extra-Vehicular (EV) gloves were made for and worn by astronaut Neil Armstrong, Commander of the Apollo 11 mission in July, 1969.
- The gloves were constructed of an outer shell of Chromel-R fabric with thermal insulation to provide protection while handling extremely hot or cold objects. The blue fingertips were made of silicone rubber to provide sensitivity. The inner glove was of a rubber/neoprene compound, into which the restraint system was integrated, and they attached to the spacesuit using the same mechanism as the intra-vehicular gloves.
- Transferred to the National Air and Space Museum from NASA in 1971.
- Manufacturer
- ILC Industries Inc.
- Astronaut
- Neil A. Armstrong
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Title
- Glove, Right, A7-L, Extravehicular, Apollo 11, Armstrong, Flown
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
- Exhibition
- Destination Moon
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA, Johnson Space Center. NASA has the right of first refusal upon deaccession as per agreement.
- Data Source
- National Air and Space Museum
- Inventory Number
- A19730040003
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Handwear
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Materials
- Exterior: Beta cloth, Chromel-R, Velcro, rubber/silicone
- Interior: Rubber/Neoprene compound, nylon
- Wrist disconnect: Anodized aluminium
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 31.8 x 16.5 x 14cm (12 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
- Record ID
- nasm_A19730040003
Glove, Left, A7-L, Extravehicular, Apollo 11, Armstrong, Flown
View record for Glove, Left, A7-L, Extravehicular, Apollo 11, Armstrong, Flown
- Summary
- These Extra-Vehicular (EV) gloves were made for and worn by astronaut Neil Armstrong, Commander of the Apollo 11 mission in July, 1969.
- The gloves were constructed of an outer shell of Chromel-R fabric with thermal insulation to provide protection while handling extremely hot or cold objects. The blue fingertips were made of silicone rubber to provide sensitivity. The inner glove was of a rubber/neoprene compound, into which the restraint system was integrated, and they attached to the spacesuit using the same mechanism as the intra-vehicular gloves.
- Transferred to the National Air and Space Museum from NASA in 1971.
- Manufacturer
- ILC Industries Inc.
- Astronaut
- Neil A. Armstrong
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Title
- Glove, Left, A7-L, Extravehicular, Apollo 11, Armstrong, Flown
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
- Exhibition
- Destination Moon
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA, Johnson Space Center
- Data Source
- National Air and Space Museum
- Inventory Number
- A19730040002
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Handwear
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Materials
- Exterior: Beta cloth, Chromel-R, Velcro, rubber/silicone
- Interior: Rubber/Neoprene compound, nylon
- Wrist disconnect: Anodized aluminium
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 31.8 x 14.6 x 14cm (12 1/2 x 5 3/4 x 5 1/2 in.)
- Record ID
- nasm_A19730040002
