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Headset, Communications Carrier, Armstrong, Apollo 11
Neil A. Armstrong
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.
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Communications Gear
- Medium
- Cap: Nylon/Polyester knit, Teflon fabric
- Department
- NASM
- Institution
- National Air and Space Museum
- Object number
- nasm_A19791774000
- Credit
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
