NASA Special Collection Database

Category Textile

Description Three black pieces of fabric of various sizes. Fabric coated with material that is flaking off. No measurements will be given due to fabric's condition. Item is in very bad condition.

Barcode 31315006360866

Provenance Item shipped from Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas. Currently held in the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Item is a display piece. Part of order 17-4.

Purpose Item not suitable for display. No information found.

Category Textile

Description Bolt of fabric, approx. ten yards, Goldenrod color, 48" wide. Fabric is used to line TMG garments and is referred to as "Bladder Fabric". Item is in superior condition.

Barcode 31315006311182

Provenance Shipped from LBJ Space Center. Currently held in the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Not flown. Item is in original and uncut condition. Part of order 13-3.

Purpose Nylon urethane coated fabric is used as a layer in spacesuits. There are a total of twelve layers, the Nylon Urethane fabric is used in the Pressure Bladder Layer. This layer holds the correct pressure for the body, and holds oxygen. This fabric can be seen in NASA Special Collection items: Lower Torso Assembly, boot sizing insert and as a roll of fabric.

Information gathered at:
http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/heo/home/faq.html - Click third fact link from the bottom.

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/513053main_V1-eva_suit_layers.pdf

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/spacesuits/home/clickable_suit_nf_prt.htm

Category Textile

Description 4' x 6' red, white and blue nylon flag. Red lettering says, Manned Flight Awareness NASA. Two brass grommets on left edge. Blue lettering indicates manufacturer, Nyl-Glo, 100 Nylon Bunting, ABININ Since 1847, USA. Item is in good condition.

Barcode 31315006360973

Provenance Item shipped from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral Air Force Station FL. Currently held in the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Not flown. Part of order 13-2.

Purpose Space shuttles each have a flag made with the name of the shuttle on it. Flags are then raised during shuttle launch. Shuttle Orbiter Flags were created by the Manned Flight Awareness office (also known as The Space Flight Awareness office) at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The Discovery orbiter is the third orbiter to come from the Kennedy Space Center. Discovery flew 39 times from 1984-2011 and had a variety of missions throughout the years, included satellite delivery, and carrying the Hubble Telescope to space.

Information gathered at:
http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/us-shut.html#dis

About Discovery-

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/shuttleoperations/orbiters/discovery-info.html

https://airandspace.si.edu/explore-and-learn/topics/discovery/about.cfm

Category Textile

Description Five 12" X 9" orange gabardine pieces. "Quick Don Mask Assembly", P/N SED33104528-303" printed on the front. Nothing printed on the back. Items seem to be unsewn pieces of a greater piece. All items included are in very good condition.

Barcode 31315006360908

Provenance Item shipped from Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas. Currently held in the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Item is a display piece. Part of order 17-4.

Purpose A quick don mask is a type of oxygen mask that can be put on using just one arm and in only five seconds. Pilots wear oxygen masks in unpressurized aircrafts to supplement oxygen. The item here is a label for this type of mask.

Information gathered at:
http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/All-News/2010/June/1/Dont-hold-your-breath

Category Textile

Description 4" x 6" American Flag Patch on white fabric. Included is a large manilla file folder that patch is stored in. Item is in pristine condition.

Barcode 31315005263301

Provenance Sent from Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. Currently held at Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Not flown. In original condition. Part of order #2.

Purpose Most spacesuits have many patches sewn in representing different missions and countries. NASA attaches an American flag patch to most suits like the one seen here. EMU stands for Extravehicular Mobility Unit and is the type of suit this patch was made for and represents. Information regarding this patch was sparse. The following links have very small bits of information on this patch.

Category Textile

Description 5.25" X 4.25" fabric and plastic, multi-colored patch. Wording on the front of patch, "SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM, 1981-2010." Back of patch has numbers, "163486, 6/10 30." Included with patch is an 8.5" X 11" black and white explanation sheet in a plastic sheet protector. Patch and other included items are in pristine condition.

Barcode 31315006850262

Provenance Sent from Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. Currently held at the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Part of order #29.

Purpose As referenced on the included sheet, "The Space Shuttle Program was intended to complete in 2010. Due to needed flights to complete the International Space Station, the Program was extended into 2011 to accommodate two additional flights. The patch you are receiving was obviously developed in 2010 before the decision to extend into 2011. See the final Space Shuttle Program patch with the correct dates to the left." (on the included sheet)

Category Textile

Description 4" X 2" blue and silver crew patch. This patch was issued to Jim Halsell, James d. Halsell. The stitching includes Halsell's name along with a crest, wings and a star design. Item has some use but is in good condition.

Barcode 31315005271544

Provenance Shipped from LBJ Space Center in Houston Texas. Currently Held at the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Box contains both patch and pen. Not flown. Item is part of order #8-2.

Purpose The mission patch seen here would have been worn by Jim Halsell (full name, James Donald Halsell, Jr.). Jim is a retired colonel from the United States Air Force and former NASA astronaut. Jim has spent over 1250 hours in space and has piloted and commanded five flights to space; STS-74, STS-65, STS-101, STS-83, and STS-94. He has also served as NASA Director of Operations at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City Russia.

Category Textile

Description 4" x 6" American Flag Patch on white fabric. Some dirt marks in upper left-hand corner. Item is in very good condition.

Barcode 31315006850429

Provenance Shipped from George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 35812, Greg Tate. Currently Held at the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Item is part of order #23-1

Purpose Most spacesuits have patches sewn on, representing different missions and countries. NASA attaches an American flag patch to most suits like the one seen here. EMU stands for Extravehicular Mobility Unit and is the type of suit this patch was made for and represents. Information regarding this patch was sparse. The following links have very small bits of information on this patch.

Information gathered at:
http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/ISSRG/pdfs/emu.pdf

http://history.nasa.gov/mission_patches.html

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/symbols-of-nasa.html

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/langley/news/researchernews/rn_gaylordmoon.html

http://www.nasa.gov/starspangledbanner/#.VRBjUfnF-VM

http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/flag/flag.htm#FN2