Learn about the spacesuit glove helix display, the centerpiece of "Outside the Spacecraft: 50 Years of Extra-vehicular Activity," on view at the Museum in Washington, DC January 8 through June 8, 2015. Spacesuit gloves are one of the most important pieces of technology developed for a spacesuit. Objects conservator Lisa Young shares the variety of materials used in spacesuit gloves and the challenges of conserving and displaying them.
See "Outside the Spacecraft: 50 Years of Extra-vehicular Activity" online at http://airandspace.si.edu/eva
Explore the spacesuit gloves on the glove helix display in this interactive: http://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/outside-the-spacecraft/online/walking.cfm
Video Number: WEB14601-2015
Credit: Video by VideoArt Productions, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
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