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Maker:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this
Physical Description:
PCV (overall tubing)
rubber (overall suit)
Teflon (overall suit)
Measurements:
overall: 11 in x 25 in x 60 in; 27.94 cm x 63.5 cm x 152.4 cm
Object Name:
Space Suit
space suit, exterior jumpsuit
Date made:
about 1978
Description (Brief):
David (the Bubble Boy) Vetter's Space Suit was made for him by the Johnson Space Center. David was born in 1971 with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID). He lived in a germ-free environment for most of his life. David died February 22, 1984 following an unsuccessful bone marrow transplant., an attempt for his body to make its own antibodies. David's space suit, made especially for him, allowed him to leave his isolation chamber where he lived his entire life. For brief periods of time this space suit enabled David to play with his sister and explore his backyard.
Location:
Currently not on view
Subject:
Medicine  Search this
Credit Line:
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
ID Number:
1986.0450.02.02
Catalog number:
1986.0450.02.02
Accession number:
1986.0450
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Medicine
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-66ae-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1922644