Object Details
- Summary
- This is the A7-L pressure helmet worn by astronaut Alan Bean on the Apollo 12 mission launched on November 14, 1969.
- The Apollo pressure helmet was a molded, polycarbonate shell with a bayonet base, bonded to the helmet neck ring, and was the male half of the suit neck-ring assembly. There were two configurations used on Apollo suits which were not interchangable, the earlier configuration was anodized blue, with the later configuration being anodized red.
- Transferred to the National Air and Space Museum from NASA in 1971.
- Data Source
- National Air and Space Museum
- Manufacturer
- Air Lock Inc.
- Astronaut
- Alan L. Bean
- Designer
- Dr. Robert L. Jones
- Subcontractor
- Hamilton Standard
- Contractor
- ILC Industries Inc.
- Designer
- James H. O'Kane
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Materials
- Synthetic
- Anodized aluminum
- Velcro
- Plastic
- Coating
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 32.4 × 28.6 × 28.6cm (1 ft. 3/4 in. × 11 1/4 in. × 11 1/4 in.)
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Helmets & Headwear
