This pressure suit was used for training during NASA's Project Mercury by astronaut Alan Shepard. During NASA's first human spaceflight program the B. F. Goodrich Company modified their high altitude Mark IV pressure suits for use in space. This suit shows damages from rigorous use and the natural decay of the materials inside it.
NASA transferred this spacesuit to the Museum.
This pressure suit was used for training during NASA's Project Mercury by astronaut Alan Sheppard. During NASA's first human spaceflight program the B. F. Goodrich Company modified their high altitude Mark IV pressure suits for use in space. This suit shows damages from rigorous use and the natural decay of the materials inside it.
NASA transferred this spacesuit to the Museum.
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.