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Topic: Apollo J series spacesuit commander stripes
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Panther494
Member Posts: 402
From: London UK
Registered: Jan 2013
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posted 03-17-2014 08:07 AM
   
Can someone provide me with or guide me to information regarding the command bands on the J series mission Apollo EVA suits. What were they made from?When viewing film of crews training they appear to be a shiny material, was this the case and what was the material? Were they just red colored beta cloth? Thanks for any help. |
Mike Dixon
Member Posts: 1397
From: Kew, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2003
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posted 03-17-2014 04:01 PM
There's some info here. |
Kocmoc
Member Posts: 33
From: Washington, DC USA
Registered: May 2005
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posted 03-18-2014 12:33 PM
I do not believe that they are Betacloth. The degradation on Shepard's leads me to believe that it has a nylon component, similar to the flag, but let me investigate further. The key is determining where the stripes were applied, at ILC or in Houston at CSD. ------------------
Cathleen S. Lewis |
Kocmoc
Member Posts: 33
From: Washington, DC USA
Registered: May 2005
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posted 03-18-2014 12:55 PM
Correction, I should have said polyester, not nylon. |
mode1charlie
Member Posts: 1169
From: Honolulu, HI
Registered: Sep 2010
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posted 03-18-2014 03:43 PM
It's hard to know for sure given differences in lighting and camera settings, but Shepard's and Young's look like two different materials. |
Panther494
Member Posts: 402
From: London UK
Registered: Jan 2013
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posted 03-20-2014 05:08 AM
Thank you all for the information so far. The Shepard band looks to be printed red like the mission insignia on beta cloth and through wear seems to rub away. Looks like for the J missions some type of protective covering was used, I've also noticed what looks to be a protective covering on the NASA vector and the U.S. flag beta insignia on the training suits. Is this right? |
J.L
Member Posts: 674
From: Bloomington, Illinois, USA
Registered: May 2005
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posted 03-20-2014 12:56 PM
I have a set of these (two arm bands, two leg bands) in my collection that were given to me 20 some years ago by suit tech Al Rochford. They were used in training. I cannot say with 100% accuracy what they are made of. I guess I always presumed beta material. The stripe itself does appear to be a reddish colored plastic coating that has the beta like material sewn on the sides and back.   |
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