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[i]Paying homage to Purdue's impressive astronaut alumni, the helmet is designed to resemble an astronaut's helmet. It features a chrome gold mask on a white helmet to represent the gold tint of a space suit's visor. It also features a gray and white moon pattern as a nod to Purdue's two alumni on the moon, Neil Armstrong and Gene Cernan, as well as center stripe with Armstrong's first footprints on the moon. The numbers on the helmet stripe - 2, 25 and 64 - represent Purdue men to walk on the moon, the number of Purdue astronauts in space and total number of space missions by Purdue astronauts. Nearly a third of all U.S. spaceflights have included a Purdue graduate, while 10 missions have included multiple. The helmet also will dawn a mission sticker on the back that illustrates the Griffin from Purdue's crest planting the Purdue flag on the moon, similar to the American flag being plated on the moon 50 years ago. The sticker also incorporates Purdue's homecoming motto "150 Years of Giant Leaps" and the outline shape of the Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering. The sticker's design also will be represented as a patch on the teams' jerseys.[/i]
[i]This Purdue Moon Walk Speed Mini Helmet makes a great gift for any Purdue Boilermakers fan! This helmet features a matte white shell, chrome facemask, and chrome decals. The helmet commemorates Purdue's connection to the Space Program and will be worn by the players on October 12th versus Maryland![/i]
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