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This helmet was constructed for the AX-3 Advanced Extra-Vehicular Suit (AES) that was designed at NASA Ames Research Center in the middle 1970s. The dome shape of the helmet provided all-around visibility for the prototype suit, which was created to prove that a highly mobile suit, requiring little effort to operate, could use an internal operating pressure of 8 pounds per square inch.

Transferred from NASA - Ames Research Center to NASM in 2004.

Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.

Object Details

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Helmets & Headwear

Manufacturer

Air Lock Inc.

Designer

William Elkins

Dimensions

3-D: 20.3 x 30.5cm (8 x 12 in.)

Materials

Overall: Polycarbonate bubble
Disconnect: Anodized aluminum

Inventory Number

A20040265001

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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