National Air and Space Museum Archives

Space Suit Android Drawings

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.1989.0062
Creators:
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
Dates:
1964
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
3.1 Cubic feet
1 24 x 38 x 2 drawer
Repository:
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

Author
Karen Whitehair
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.
Conditions Governing Use

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Drawings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Androids Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Astronautics Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Space suits Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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