

Sample of Apollo spacesuit material, made by ILC Industries Inc. Delaware, USA. An employee from ILC Dover confirmed that the layers that make up the material are: rubber coated nylon, aluminised mylar film, non woven dacron, aluminised kapton film/beta marquisette laminate, and teflon-coated yarn beta cloth. A diagram is attached as a file to this record.
Details
- Category:
- Space Technology
- Object Number:
- Y1991.50.9
- Materials:
- metal (unknown), plastic (unidentified), rubber (unidentified) and textile
- type:
- space suit
- taxonomy:
-
- costume
- costume
- credit:
- Gift of Mr. K. Gilroy