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Astronauts have to be prepared to make emergency landings in jungles, deserts or oceans. These sunglases are part of the survival kit carried in Gemini IV, which made a historic four-day mission, June 3-6, 1965, with astronauts Jim McDivitt and Edward White. On this mission, White became the first American to make a "spacewalk."

Originally installed in command pilot McDivitt's ejection seat, the survival kit came to the Smithsonian along with the spacecraft in 1967.

 Display Status

This object is on display in Human Spaceflight at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

Human Spaceflight
Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type EQUIPMENT-Survival Manufacturer American Optical Co.
 Dimensions 3-D: 13.3 x 12.7 x 3.8cm (5 1/4 x 5 x 1 1/2 in.)
 Materials plastic, metal
 Inventory Number A19791384001 Credit Line Transferred from NASA Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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