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octave
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posted 11-03-2006 11:39 AM
   
This helmet was found in Berlin 25 years ago. "(missing letter)RÄGER" is printed on the front.Thank you for your help. [Edited by collectSPACE Admin (November 03, 2006).] |
octave
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posted 11-08-2006 12:25 PM
Someone told me it looked like an early shuttle helmet, any idea ? |
Philip
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posted 11-08-2006 12:39 PM
It looks rather as a pilot helmet for High-altitude flights ... or pressure chamber tests ... Not an early NASA STS helmet |
Foxtrottoscar
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posted 11-08-2006 02:34 PM
"RÄGER" could be the scratched away logo of the german company DRÄGER. They have a long history in producing masks,helmets,safetysystems for breathing and professional protectiongear for critical chemical liquids an gases.I would say this is definitly no NASA helmet. |
Ken Havekotte
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posted 11-08-2006 03:11 PM
Agreed. Definitely not NASA origin. |
octave
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posted 11-09-2006 11:29 AM
Thank you Foxtrottoscar, "Dräger" is the brand of the helmet. I could recognize the shape of the logo on an old diving gear. The link with NASA could exist since these two organizations seems to have worked together in the past. |
WSTFphoto
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posted 11-15-2006 09:40 PM
That helmet is very similar to the old SCAPE suit helmets. SCAPE (Self-Contained Atmospheric Protective Ensembly) suits, which were worn to protect against exposure to hypergols during pad ops and at test facilities, were phased out in the early 1980s and replaced by suits from ILC Dover.[Edited by WSTFphoto (November 15, 2006).] |
WSTFphoto
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posted 11-16-2006 09:28 AM
 June 1979: Technicians at a NASA facility in New Mexico conducting a nitrogen tetroxide pool test dressed in SCAPE suits. [Edited by WSTFphoto (November 16, 2006).] |
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