This Apollo Liquid Cooling Garment (LCG) was made for astronaut Edgar Mitchell, as a back-up garment for the Apollo 14 mission in January, 1971. It was not flown and was transferred to the National Air and Space Museum from NASA in 1977.
Liquid Cooling Garments were worn by the Apollo astronauts underneath the spacesuit, and were designed to keep the astronaut's body temperature within normal ranges by allowing cool water to circulate through the tubes.
The water was kept at body temperature and circulated through the personal life support system (PLSS) through the water connectors on the front of the spacesuit and into the liquid cooling garment beneath. The body-warmed water was pumped out through the spacesuit and back into the PLSS for cooling.
Display Status
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-Undergarments
Astronaut
Edgar Dean Mitchell
Manufacturer
International Latex Corporation
Dimensions
3-D (with storage inserts): 132.1 × 53.3 × 10.2cm, 1.6kg (4 ft. 4 in. × 1 ft. 9 in. × 4 in., 3.5lb.)
Materials
Liner: Nylon
Exterior: Polyester mesh, nylon zipper
Tubing: PVC
Inventory Number
A19770359000
Credit Line
Transferred from NASA, Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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