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Original NASA Mercury Astronaut Helmet Space Suit Hose John Glenn Alan B Shepard

$ 205.92

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: Used
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Type: Space Suit
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

    Description

    This is an original *R.E. Darling NASA Mercury Program Astronaut Space Suit Helmet Hose Assembly. An analog to the one used by Mercury Astronauts as they Flew in Space.
    It is constructed from a white "Man Space Rated" and durable heat resistant material.
    This artifact came from a Kennedy Space Center, Ransom Road Auction in the 1970's and belonged to a long time NASA KSC Engineer.
    * R.E. Darling manufactured space suit related hoses for NASA Mercury, Gemini and Apollo.
    **The last two photographs show Astronaut John Glenn and Alan B. Shepard in their Mercury Space Suits.
    ***The first photograph shows John Glenn in the "Friendship 7" Mercury Spacecraft while Orbiting the Earth. (Note the small white hose on the lower right of his Space Helmet.)
    An analog of this hose manufactured by R.E. Darling can be seen attached to each Mercury Astronaut suit helmet.