FLOWN Apollo A7-LB SUIT charlie duke lMP Apollo 16

 

Dimensions: Approximate: 12 in. deep x 66 in. long x 32 in. wide (30.48 x 167.64 x 81.28cm)

Materials: Overall - beta cloth, rubber, nylon, plastic Connectors - aluminum (red, blue) Neck ring - aluminum Wrist locking rings - aluminum (red, blue)

This spacesuit was made for and worn by astronaut Charlie Duke, lunar module pilot for the Apollo 16 mission in April 1972. While astronauts John Young and Ken Mattingly were on the lunar surface.


Transferred to the National Air and Space Museum from NASA - Johnson Space Center in 1973.
 

Manufacturer: ILC Industries Inc

Astronaut:  Charles Duke

credit: Ulli Lozman

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