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View of the suit's left glove.

Picture 1 of 2.

Note the silver battery compartment on the back of the glove near the thumb. The gloves were equipped with fingertip lights to help illuminate the control panel as the astronaut had to flip switches.

 
Schirra Project Mercury Sigma 7 Training Suit glove at Kansas Cosmosphere
Time picture taken Fri Apr 15 15:46:12 2016
Location picture taken Early Spaceflight Gallery
Hall of Space
Kansas Cosmosphere
Hutchinson, KS
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