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Boot, Right, Mercury, Glenn, Friendship 7
Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
Washington, DC, United States
These boots were worn by John Glenn during his historic orbital flight in February 1962. The boots were lightweight, flexible, nylon-fabric boots with tennis-shoe-type soles and were worn over the inner gas retention layer of the the spacesuit.
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- Title: Boot, Right, Mercury, Glenn, Friendship 7
- Physical Dimensions: Clothing: 30.5 × 10.2 × 22.9cm, 0.9kg (12 × 4 × 9 in., 2lb.)
- External Link: https://airandspace.si.edu/collection/id/nasm_A19670178005
- Medium: Exterior upper: Aluminized nylonExterior Sole: RubberLining: NylonWebbing: NylonBuckles: SteelZipper: Brass, cotton webbing
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