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Object details:

Object Name: EVA Thermal Mitten, Space Shuttle
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19970607001

	Object Name
	EVA Thermal Mitten, Space Shuttle

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9bd0bc47e-5895-45b1-abdc-48cfd3e2ac03

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Manufacturer
	ILC Dover, Inc.

	Materials
	HT1-Nomex, Kevlar, Aluminized Kapton, Velcro

	Dimensions
	Clothing: 29.2 x 32.4 x 1.3cm (11 1/2 x 12 3/4 x 1/2 in.)

	Summary
	Astronauts report that their hands get cold while they are doing extravehicular activity, especially when they are not in sunlight. Two solutions were devised: fingertip heaters in their pressurized gloves and thermal mittens to wear over their gloves. This insulated mitten, designed by ILC, can add some warmth temporarily, but it would be removed for tasks that require finger dexterity. Astronauts tested mittens like this on the STS-63 space shuttle mission in 1995. Over the years, NASA gave the Museum a mitten pair and a variety of spacesuit gloves.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Transferred from NASA, Johnson Space Center.

	Inventory Number
	A19970607001

	Date
	1989

	Type
	PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Handwear

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