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Flight suit worn by Charles F. Bolden during his first spaceflight — still image

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Flight suit worn by Charles F. Bolden during his first spaceflight

Gibson & Barnes; issued by NASA; worn by Charles F. Bolden Jr. · 1986

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Flight suit worn by Charles F. Bolden during his first spaceflight

Blue flight suit worn by Charles F. Bolden Jr. during STS-61C, his first spaceflight.

Maker
Gibson & Barnes; issued by NASA; worn by Charles F. Bolden Jr.
Date
1986
Place
Americas and Oceania
Material
Cloth, metal, leather
Dimensions
On form: 57 1/2 x 16 3/4 x 9 in. (146.1 x 42.5 x 22.9 cm)
Current collection
National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Source: Smithsonian 3D / National Museum of African American History and Culture ↗

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Maker
Gibson & Barnes; issued by NASA; worn by Charles F. Bolden Jr.
Date
1986
Place
Americas and Oceania
Material
Cloth, metal, leather
Dimensions
On form: 57 1/2 x 16 3/4 x 9 in. (146.1 x 42.5 x 22.9 cm)
Current collection
National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Source
Smithsonian 3D / National Museum of African American History and Culture ↗
Rights
CC0 1.0

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