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Sleep Shirt, Shuttle, STS 51-D, Jake Garn

Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum

Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
Washington, DC, United States

The standard wardrobe for Space Shuttle crews included comfortable t-shirts and shorts for sleepwear. Crewmembers usually slept in individual fabric sleeping bags that could be attached to the cabin walls or sometimes slept in an enclosed compartment. After Senator Jake Garn flew as a guest payload specialist--and the first U.S. government official--on the STS 51-D mission aboard Discovery in 1985, NASA transferred some of his garments and equipment to the Smithsonian. Sen. Garn wore this sleep shirt during his mission in space.

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  • Title: Sleep Shirt, Shuttle, STS 51-D, Jake Garn
  • Physical Dimensions: Clothing: 71.1 x 81.3 x 0.6cm (28 x 32 x 1/4 in.)
  • External Link: Learn More
  • Medium: Cotton
Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum

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