Headset, Communications Carrier, Armstrong, Apollo 11
name: label: Astronaut
content: Neil A. Armstrong
label: Manufacturer
content: Pacific Plantronics, Inc.
notes: label: Summary
content: This communications carrier was used by astronaut Neil Armstrong during the Apollo 11 mission in July 1969. Communications carriers were worn during launch and the mission, and were affectionately known as the "Snoopy Cap" from its resemblance to a famous cartoon character of the era.
label: Summary
content: It was constructed of an elastic center portion with Teflon fabric sides containing the communications equipment and mouthpiece. It fastened beneath the chin and was worn during the launch sequence, while in the lunar module, and on the lunar surface.
label: Summary
content: NASA transferred this object to the Musuem in 1979.
place: label: Country of Origin
content: United States of America
title: label: Title
content: Headset, Communications Carrier, Armstrong, Apollo 11
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content: National Air and Space Museum Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Air and Space Museum
identifier: label: Inventory Number
content: A19791774000
objectType: label: Type
content: PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Communications Gear
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Materials
content: Cap: Nylon/Polyester knit, Teflon fabric
label: Materials
content: Earphones: Plastic, leather, communications cables
label: Dimensions
content: Overall (Approximately): 9in. x 10 1/2in. x 9in. (22.86 x 26.67 x 22.86cm)