NASA Special Collection Database

Category Clothing

Description 10.5" x 12" White upper arm piece. Five strips of TMG material at the front and back, sewn together to allow for curve of arm, with tan inner material and 6.5" x 4.5" white field with patch (described below) on outer arm. Upper edge is lined with thick string attached in eyelets for securing at shoulder. Velcro at inside of first seam from bottom secures to lower arm, with a Velcro fold between front and back to allow fabric to be folded back or tightened, to access or protect this seam. Tag at back of waist reads ITEM TMG, UPPER ARM PART NO. 0103-810624-01 SERIAL NO. 069 SIZE 03 CODE ID 74897 MFG. 3/96 ILC DOVER Patch is NASA's EVA (Extra-Vehicular Activity) patch, depicting a spacesuit, in the pose of Leonardo Da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man", in a red square against a circular blue background bordered with orange yellow and featuring three five-pointed white stars. Item is in superior condition.

Barcode 31315007329977

Provenance Shipped from Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77062. Currently held at the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Item is part of order #27.

Purpose The upper arm assembly is a part of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit or EMU, better known as a space suit. This pieces covers the upper arm, from elbow to shoulder. Unlike earlier spacesuit pieces, today's are adjustable to fit multiple astronauts’ sizes. The piece shown here is one part of many layers needed to protect astronauts from the dangers of space.

Category Clothing

Description 11" x 12" White upper arm piece. Five strips of TMG material at the front and back, sewn together to allow for curve of arm, with tan inner material and 6.5" x 4.5" white field with patch (described below) on outer arm. Upper edge is lined with thick string attached in eyelets for securing at shoulder. Velcro at inside of first seam from bottom secures to lower arm, with a Velcro fold between front and back to allow fabric to be folded back or tightened, to access or protect this seam. Tag at back of waist reads ITEM TMG, UPPER ARM PART NO. 0103-810624-01 SERIAL NO. 054 SIZE 03 CODE ID 74897 MFG. 2/96 ILC DOVER Patch is NASA's EVA (Extra-Vehicular Activity) patch, depicting a spacesuit, in the pose of Leonardo Da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man", in a red square against a circular blue background bordered with orange yellow and featuring three five-pointed white stars. Item is in superior condition.

Barcode 31315007329969

Provenance Shipped from Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77062. Currently held at the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Item is part of order #27.

Purpose The upper arm assembly is a part of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit or EMU, better known as a space suit. This pieces covers the upper arm, from elbow to shoulder. Unlike earlier spacesuit pieces, today's are adjustable to fit multiple astronauts’ sizes. The piece shown here is one part of many layers needed to protect astronauts from the dangers of space.

Category Clothing

Description The pair are different in size. For the sake of identification they will be referred to as large and small. Small: 12" X 8" (30cm X 18cm) blue, red, brown and black fabric with clear plexigrass guard and silver-tone metal frame. Black fabric degrading. Item lined with black rip-stop nylon. NASA artifacts label and words: ART 1208. Large: 13" X 8" (32cm X 18cm) blue, red, brown and black fabric with clear plexiglass guard and silver-tone metal frame. Brown fabric has loose stitching with white cord. Writing says: ART 1208. Both items are in good condition.

Barcode 31315006850387

Provenance Shipped from Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77062. Currently Held at the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Item is part of order #24.

Purpose This piece appears to be the upper arm portion of a spacesuit from the Apollo missions. Spacesuits, published by the Smithsonian identifies our pieces as A5-L – Apollo Prototype, ILC Industries, 1965, Catalog # 1977-0355-000, see page 72 for full suit. The upper arm is one part of a multi-layer and multi-part suit. Nasa’s Extravehicular Activity Mobility Units webpage states, "The arm assembly contains the shoulder joint and upper arm bearings that permit shoulder mobility as well as the elbow joint and wrist bearing." According to NASA’s Learning About Spacesuits website, spacesuits are not usually custom-made for spacewalking but the upper arm portion of the suit can come in different sizes.

Category Book/Print/Published Item

Description 16" X 13" beige award to the Thermo Electric Holding Facility Team. Has dark beige cardboard frame. Seal is missing. Item is in rough condition.

Barcode 31315006310259

Provenance Shipped from LBJ Space Center. Currently held in the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Not flown but used. Part of order #12-2.

Purpose Group Achievement Award states: Presented to Thermo Electric Holding Facility Team. For demonstrating superior work and possessing a "can-do" attitude which allowed for the successful launch of the TEHOF fan on STS-81 resulting in the resolution of an on-orbit malfunction.

Interview with team members Rebecca Difard and Elizabeth M. Kalla resulted in the following information. The Thermo Electric Holding Facility (TEHOF) fan failed on MIR. The team had less than 4 hours to prepare a spare fan to be hand delivered to Ellington Field for Astronaut Peggy Whitson to fly to Kennedy Space Center for launch of the fan three days later. Had the team not found a replacement to transport, the mission would have lost science research and experiments. The team consisted of 20 members and included Elizabeth M. Kalla, Donald M. Schmalholz, and Rebecca Difard.

More information found at:
https://lsda.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/hardware/hardw.aspx?hardware_id=656

Category Stowage/Protective Containers

Description 15" X 12" X 6" white canvas bag. Has metal hardware; two clips and one grip. Has two straps and three velcro closures. Has velcro pouch on the opposite side. Item is in very good condition.

Barcode 31315006310242

Provenance Shipped from LBJ Space Center. Currently held in the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Not flown but used. Part of order #12-1.

Purpose The FDF Bag or Flight Deck File Bag contains procedural checklists, crew activity plans, charts, maps, and notebooks. These are stored in lockers or in the flight deck to aid crew members in a variety of tasks.

Information gathered at:
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/shutref/crew/restraint.html

Category Stowage/Protective Containers

Description 15" X 12" X 6" white canvas bag. Has metal hardware; two clips and one grip. Has two straps and three velcro closures. Has velcro pouch on the opposite side. Item is in very good condition.

Barcode 31315006310267

Provenance Shipped from LBJ Space Center. Currently held in the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Not flown but used. Part of order #12-1.

Purpose The FDF Bag or Flight Deck File Bag contains procedural checklists, crew activity plans, charts, maps, and notebooks. These are stored in lockers or in the flight deck to aid crew members in a variety of tasks.

Information gathered at:
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/shutref/crew/restraint.html

Category Stowage/Protective Containers

Description 27" X 27" white nylon duffle bag. Bag has white cotton straps criss-crossing entire bag. Labels: one 2" X 2" blue piece of velcro, one 3.75" X 1.5" black and white cloth label, and one 2" X 4" paper label are applied to the bag. Two .5" reinforced holes are present. One 3.5" X 1" white nylon strap is sewn to the bottom of bag. One 7" slit is present with lace-up edging. One 4.38" silver tone metal valve is included with the bag. Valve is of similar size to the two holes. Valve has 6" wire connected in two places. Item is in very good condition.

Barcode 31315006850346

Provenance Sent from Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. Currently held at the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Part of order #28.

Purpose A sturdy bag to hold and access large plastic water bags.

See url for more information:

https://spaceflight.nasa.gov/living/factsheets/water2.html

https://spaceflight.nasa.gov/living/factsheets/water3.html

https://spaceflight.nasa.gov/living/factsheets/water4.html

Category Food/Consumables

Description 18" x 18" Clear plastic trapezoidal container in light blue plastic cover. Holds 32 oz. of liquid. Writing on artifact: 32 oz. max, 01, 1771, 6/01, NAS9-20000. Cover has red and white sticker. Item is in superior condition.

Barcode 31315006850437

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 Drink bags were installed in astronaut’s suits after the Apollo 12 mission, to allow easier access to water. Re-hydrating was crucial for the astronauts as they were in very warm conditions and perspiring often. They are still used in missions.

For more information:
http://history.nasa.gov/alsj/alsj-DrinkFood.html

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2029.html

For a great picture of our drink bag:
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/spacesuits/home/clickable_suit_nf.html#.VqKdY7HUBI0