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This left glove is part of a pressure suit that was used for training during NASA's Project Mercury, its first human spaceflight program. The B. F. Goodrich Company modified their high altitude Mark IV pressure suits for use in space. The gloves, made from a rubber bladder with a nylon and leather cover-layer, with a steel and nylon restraint system to keep them from ballooning and becoming rigid under pressure, were attached to the suit with an aluminum locking ring on the wrist. A zipper held everything in place when the gloves were pressurized.

NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center transferred these gloves to the Museum.

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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.
Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Handwear Manufacturer B. F. Goodrich Co.
 Dimensions 3-D: 31.1 x 16.5cm (12 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.)
Other (Wrist Ring): 10.8cm (4 1/4 in.)
 Materials Brass, Neoprene-Coated Nylon, Aluminized Nylon, HT-1 Nomex, aluminum
 Inventory Number A19750658001 Credit Line Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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