These gloves are part of the spacesuit suite worn by astronaut Ed White during training sessions as back-up Commander for the Gemini 7 flight in December 1965. The mission was a 14 day orbital mission during which Gemini 7 and Gemini 6 performed successful rendezvous and docking maneuvers and proved that man could live and work in space for an extended period of time.
G5-C gloves were constructed in a very similar fashion to both the G3-C and G4-C gloves: HT nylon, a strap and buckle adjustment around the wrist and palm, and the red and blue anodized aluminum wrist disconnects. There is a steel palm bar in between the layers of the gloves. There are no finger lights or battery pack.
Transferred to the Museum from NASA in 1973
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
1965
United States of America
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Handwear
David Clark Company, Inc.
Edward H. White, II
3-D: 26.7 x 11.4 x 11.4cm (10 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)
Exterior: HT Nylon, steel, Velcro
Interior: Neoprene-coated nylon
Wrist disconnect: Anodized aluminium
A19730839001
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Air and Space Museum
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