Object Details
- Manufacturer
- OTTO
- Summary
- This baseball-style cap was part of the uniform worn by members of the Space Shuttle launch pad closeout crew. These men and women made a final check of the astronauts' launch-entry suits before boarding, assisted the Shuttle crew into their seats, buckled them in, and closed the orbiter hatch. The closeout crew worked for United Space Alliance, a NASA contractor. The donor of this cap, Travis Thompson, joined the closeout crew in 1983, served in that role for almost 100 missions, and was chief for the last ten years of Shuttle missions.
- Travis Thompson gave his complete uniform to the Museum after the final Shuttle launch in 2011.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Travis T. Thompson
- Inventory Number
- A20120270000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Uniforms: Civil
- Materials
- Cotton, mesh, Velcro
- Dimensions
- Overall: 15.2 x 10.2 x 25.4cm (6 x 4 x 10 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_A20120270000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv970df1280-6396-4780-9d1c-08576143250e
