Pressure Suit, Mercury, Augerson (Slayton), Training
Object Details
- Manufacturer
- B. F. Goodrich Co.
- Summary
- This pressure suit was used during NASA's Project Mercury by astronaut Donald Kent "Deke" Slayton in training. One of the original Mercury Seven astronauts, Slayton was the only one who did not fly in space during the Mercury project. During the process of selction and training, doctors discovered that he had a slight heart murmur. Although the murmur did not disqualify him from the program, NASA managers opted to cancel his flight. Slayton later flew in space on board the Apollo spacecraft that docked with a Soviet Soyuz for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in July 1975.
- Deke Slayton used this spacesuit for training. It is likely that NASA resued the suit after the Mercury Project for testing.
- NASA transferred the suit to the museum in the late 1960s.
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Data Source
- National Air and Space Museum
- Inventory Number
- A19690035000
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Pressure Suits
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Materials
- Exterior: Aluminized nylon, aluminium, phenolic resin, nylon webbing, neoprene/rubber
- Interior: No interior pressure bladder
- Zipper: Brass, cotton
- Neck-ring: Aluminium
- Wrist locking rings and bearings: Aluminium
- Dimensions
- Approximate: 20.32 x 175.26 x 76.2cm (8in. x 5ft 9in. x 2ft 6in.)
- Record ID
- nasm_A19690035000
Mercury pressure suit of aluminized fabric, zipper around torso. With gloves, the left one of which has a short finger.
