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The suit's helmet.
Note the large, round, red-ringed oxygen outlet port (oxygen entered the suit at the inlet vent port).
The white communications cable from the back of the helmet running down the astronaut's back connected the astronaut's earphones and microphones to the spacecraft.
| Time picture taken | Fri Jun 22 13:17:44 2007 |
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Rocketry and Space Flight Gallery (subsequently closed) National Air & Space Museum Washington, DC |
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