Flight suit worn by Charles F. Bolden during his first spaceflight
date: label: Date
content: 1986
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Gibson & Barnes, American, founded 1977
label: Worn by
content: Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr., American, born 1946
label: Issued by
content: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, American, founded 1958
notes: label: Caption
content: Charles F. Bolden graduated from the Naval Academy in 1968 and become a Marine Corps aviator, flying more than 100 combat missions over Southeast Asia. In 1980 he was selected a NASA astronaut and flew four space missions. Bolden was eventually appointed the 12th Administrator of NASA. He retired in 2003 as a major general.
label: Description
content: A blue full body flight suit worn by Charles F. Bolden Jr. The suit zippers in the front and has several pockets and patches on it. The front of the suit has three patches on the chest. On the PR breast is the mission patch for STS 61C and features a circular design with an image of the space shuttle and a band displaying the names of the mission's astronauts. On the PR breast is a circular NASA logo patch, above which is a leather nametag reading [CHARLES BOLDEN / MAJOR USMC]. The nametag is a dark leather with golden text and pilot's insignia. On the PR shoulder is a circular patch for the 1980 NASA Astronaut Groups 9, which features the year and a space shuttle launching with nineteen white stars. The PL shoulder has an American flag patch. There are Velcro straps at the waist and zippered sections on the arms and legs for adjustments. The legs have a number of zippered pockets. A manufacturer's tag with handwritten details is sewn to the inside of the suit.
place: label: Place made
content: El Cajon, San Diego County, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Aeronautics
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Science
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Military Uniforms
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr., USMC (Ret)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.243.4
objectType: label: Type
content: coveralls
label: Type
content: uniforms
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: cloth, metal, leather
label: Dimensions
content: On form: 57 1/2 × 16 3/4 × 9 in. (146.1 × 42.5 × 22.9 cm)