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Cover, Visor, Spacesuit, Sokol KV-2, Thagard

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This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum, it is either on loan or in storage.

Cover, Visor, Spacesuit, Sokol KV-2, Thagard

 

  • Summary

Manufacturer:   Zvezda

Astronaut:   Norman E. Thagard

Country of Origin: Russian Federation

Dimensions:
Overall: 34.3 x 15.9 x 4.4cm (13 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 1 3/4 in.)

Materials:
Cotton Elastic Ink synthetic knit fabric and elastic

This is a protective covering for the polycarbonate shield for Norman Thagard's Sokol KV-2 spacesuit. The purpose of this covering is to protect the helmet shield from scratching while the suit was not in use.

NASA donated the cover when it transferred Thagard's spacesuit to the museum in 1996.

Transferred from NASA.


Inventory number: A19970069011