Object Details
- Summary
- This lightweight communications headset was worn by astronaut Walt Cunningham during the Apollo 7 mission in October 1968. Though the astronauts wore a full communications cap with their spacesuits, this headset was lighter and less confining so used more regularly during normal operations inside the spacecraft.
- NASA transferred this headset to the Smithsonian 1974.
- Data Source
- National Air and Space Museum
- Manufacturer
- Pacific Plantronics, Inc.
- Astronaut
- Walter Cunningham
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA
- Materials
- Wood, Glass, Plastic, Brass, Steel, Synthetic Fabric, Aluminum, Rubber, Foam, Copper, Adhesive
- Dimensions
- Case: 1ft x 1ft 1/2in. x 5 1/2in. (30.48 x 31.75 x 13.97cm)
- Headset: 10in. x 9 1/2in. x 1 3/4in. (25.4 x 24.13 x 4.45cm)
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Communications Gear
