Life Vest, Dual, Cernan, Apollo 17
Object Details
- Manufacturer
- B. Welson & Co., United States of America
- Astronaut
- Eugene A. Cernan
- Summary
- This life vest was issued to Eugene Cernan as part of the survival equipment carried aboard Apollo 17 in December 1972.
- Life vests were part of the emergency survival equipment issued to astronauts during the Apollo program. The unit was worn around the upper torso, with straps over the shoulder, and fastened with a buckle in the front. Upon leaving the spacecraft, the two vests would have been deployed.
- Transferred from NASA in to the Museum in 1977.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Inventory Number
- A19770880000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Life Support
- Materials
- Brown Polyester
- Beta Cloth
- Nylon
- Brass
- Ferrous Alloy
- Dimensions
- 3-D (Folded in Half): 55.9 x 31.8 x 7.6cm (22 x 12 1/2 x 3 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19770880000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9f410a221-0b2a-4743-a2a7-f43fcd31e0ff
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