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The sign which accompanied the Project Mercury spacesuit.
It read
Project Mercury Spacesuit
The Project Mercury suit, an adaptation of the U.S. Navy Mark IV pressure suit, was designed to serve as an emergency backup system in case of spacecraft cabin decompression. This type of suit was worn by the astronauts on all Project Mercury flights.
Construction: Inner layer of neoprene-coated fabric; restraint layer of aluminized nylon fabric.
Manufactured by B.F. Goodrich Co.
| Time picture taken | Fri Jun 22 13:16:16 2007 |
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Rocketry and Space Flight Gallery (subsequently closed) National Air and Space Museum Washington, DC |
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