NASA "Tape #3 EVA Suit/Glove Development" video conference, 1986

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

NASA "Tape #3 EVA Suit/Glove Development" video conference, C0556, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries

Summary

Extent:
.25 Linear Feet 1 box
Creator:
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Abstract:
Recording titled "Tape #3 EVA Suit/Glove Development" of the NASA video conference held on Apri 7, 1986.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

NASA "Tape #3 EVA Suit/Glove Development" video conference, C0556, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of three recordings of an April 7, 1986 NASA video conference. The main recording is on a U-Matic tape titled "Tape #3 EVA Suit/Glove Development," with additional copies of the same video conference on a VHS tape and an access copy on a DVD-R disc. The recording is in color, approximately 58 minutes in length, and depicts NASA officials (possibly in Washington, D.C.) and other participants "taking part via telephone during a video uplink between what appears to be three different locations. A panel of five participants is in a studio in Washington, while two others take part remotely via telephone connection. As they view films of EVA suit and glove testing spanning several years, they comment on the design merits of the suits" ("From the Back of the Vault" 2009).

Biographical / historical:

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent United States government agency focused on the development and research of space exploration. Established in 1958, NASA's creation was primarily a response to the launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957, and was based on and built upon the work being done by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), which had been created by Congress in 1915. Less than 10 years after its creation, NASA's Apollo program successfully led to Neil Armstrong becoming the first person to walk on the Moon in 1969.

Collectively, Extravehicular Activity (EVA) systems refer to space suits, tools, and other support systems used for performing work or activities outside of a spaceship, both in space and on non-Earth surfaces. To this end, EVA space suits are engineered to act as both a protective barrier and life support system for the wearer, including providing temperature regulation.

Acquisition information:
Donor is unknown.
Processing information:

Processing and finding aid completed by Meghan Glasbrenner in July 2025.

Arrangement:

This is a single box collection.

Physical location:
R 73, C 3, S 3
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard