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This helmet was constructed for the AX-3 Advanced Extra-Vehicular Suit (AES) that was designed at NASA Ames Research Center in the middle 1970s. The dome shape of the helmet provided all-around visibility for the prototype suit, which was created to prove that a highly mobile suit, requiring little effort to operate, could use an internal operating pressure of 8 pounds per square inch.

Transferred from NASA - Ames Research Center to NASM in 2004.

 Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Helmets & Headwear Manufacturer Air Lock Inc.
 Designer William Elkins
 Dimensions 3-D: 20.3 x 30.5cm (8 x 12 in.)
 Materials Overall: Polycarbonate bubble
Disconnect: Anodized aluminum
 Inventory Number A20040265001 Credit Line Transferred from NASA, Ames Research Center. Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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