Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1989.0062
- Creators:
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
- Dates:
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1964
- Languages:
-
- Physical Description:
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3.1 Cubic feet
1 24 x 38 x 2 drawer
- Repository:
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This collection consists of engineering drawings for the android and related gear.
Scope and Content
Scope and Content
This collection consists of engineering drawings for the android and related gear.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Alphabetical Order.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
The Space Suit Android was built by ITT under contract to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). NASA's Manned Spaceflight Center, Crew Systems Division, used the android to test and evaluate space suit designs and related equipment for mobility and operational stress. The android was later considered by the United States Air Force for use in its bionics program.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
National Air and Space Museum, Division of Space History, transfer, 1989, 1989-0062, Unknown
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access note
No restrictions on access
Preferred Citation
Space Suit Android Drawings, Acc. 1989-0062, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
National Air and Space Museum Archives
14390 Air & Space Museum Parkway
Chantilly, VA 20151
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