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  • 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

  • Discoverer XLIII (43) Parachute Fragment

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The Discoverer/Corona satellite program was the first successful reconnaissance satellite program operated by the United States of America. The Discoverer program was operated by the U.S. Air Force and was described as a satellite technology development

  • Apollo 16 USAF Flag

    Note: This item is currently in storage. This flag was carried to the moon aboard Apollo 16 during the first scientific exploration of the Lunar Highlands from April 16-27, 1972.Transferred from NASA.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • Apollo 11 Commemorative Coin

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This coin commemorating the Apollo 11 mission shows an astronaut with an American flag standing on the moon's surface, along with the words "The Eagle has landed, July 20, 1969." The coin contains metal from spacecrafts Columbia and Eagle.Donated by Mrs.