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Object details:

Object Name: Glove, Left, G-3-C, Gemini, Grissom
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19730832002

	Object Name
	Glove, Left, G-3-C, Gemini, Grissom

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9b78ad798-ac9e-4a62-9b5f-3b6f1f9c9b56

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Manufacturer
	David Clark Company, Inc.

	Astronaut
	Virgil (Gus) I. Grissom

	Materials
	HT nylon covering, anodized aluminum wrist ring

	Dimensions
	3-D: 25.4 x 11.4cm (10 x 4 1/2 in.)

	Summary
	This is a part of a pair of gloves worn by astronaut Virgil "Gus" Grissom during training missions for the Gemini program.

	Summary
	These gloves were originally constructed by the B. F. Goodrich Company, but were modified for Gemini use by the David Clark Company. The gloves were equipped with finger-lights on the first two fingers of each hand to assist the astronauts during maneuvers on the dark side of the Earth.

	Summary
	The gloves were constructed from HT (high temperature) nylon and has a strap and buckle adjustment around the wrist and palm, and the red and blue anodized aluminum wrist disconnects. There is a steel palm bar in between the layers of the gloves. The adjustable straps and palm bar were used to retain the shape of the pressurized glove on the hand.

	Summary
	NASA transferred the glove to the Museum in 1973.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

	Inventory Number
	A19730832002

	Type
	PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Handwear

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