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  • X-15 Pressure Suit

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This suit is an example of an XMC-2 full pressure suit developed for use in the mid-1950s jointly by Wright Field personnel and David Clark Co. for X-15 pilots. It represented a major advance in pressure suit technology serving as prototype for those used

  • Tile Fixture

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This type of tile fixture was used to hold exterior surface tiles to the Space Shuttle.Donated by Mr. William Collins.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • "Sacred Cow" Space Relic

    Note: This item is currently in storage.Part of the Douglas VC-54C Sacred Cow was flown on Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-83, April 4-8, 1997. The items were flown on the mission in recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the U.S. Air Force. On July 26, 1947, President Harry Truman signed the National

  • Project Gemini Lightweight Space Suit

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The David Clark G5C lightweight space suit was developed for long duration Project Gemini missions. It was designed to be easily removed during flight and to provide greater comfort than the typical space suits then in use. Astronauts Frank Borman and James A.

  • Northrop OV2-5 Space Satellite

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The OV2-5 was designed for solar, magnetic and cosmic ray research in space. On Sept. 28, 1968, it was boosted from the ground by a Titan III launch vehicle into a circular equatorial orbit at an altitude of 22,000 miles above the Earth. It was designed with

  • Mercury Miniature Space Suit Doll (Replica)

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This item belonged to Wayne Galloway, a former product manager for the B.F. Goodrich Mercury space suit program from 1956-1962. According to the donor, the suit was made using the same materials as the Mercury suits. Only nine were made: one for each of the

  • Manned Orbiting Laboratory Suit

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The Manned Orbiting Laboratory program (1963-1969) was a USAF program for studying long-duration spaceflight. This model MH-7 training suit, produced by United Aircraft's Hamilton Standard Division, was a durable, cost-effective tool for preparing USAF

  • Litton Suit

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This USAF Mark I Extravehicular and Lunar Surface Suit, designed and built by Litton Industries, predated both the launch of Sputnik I by the Soviet Union and the creation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration by the United States. Based on a

  • International Space Station Commemorative Coin

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This gold commemorative coin shows the International Space Station and space shuttle. It contains metal from the unity node flown on Mission STS-88.Donated by Mrs. Darlene Medina.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • Integrated Maneuvering Life Support System

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The Integrated Maneuvering Life Support System was essentially a small, free-flying spacecraft. It was designed by United Aircraft's Hamilton Standard Division for use aboard the USAF's Manned Orbiting Laboratory (1963-1969). IMLSS featured propulsion and life