Title
Space Temperature Simulations
Caption
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: June 2, 1959
U. S. Navy man HM 1/c Marion Myers in the new Mark IV suit developed by B.F. Goodrich to protect aviators from extreme cold. He is surrounded by blocks of ice to simulate the extreme temperature conditions of high atmospheric flight. It was the spacesuit used by all manned Project Mercury space flights.
Date
Jul 23, 1959
Credit line
Photo12/Underwood Archives/UIG
Reference
UMG20A15_324
Model release
No
Property release
NA
License type
Rights managed
Available size
49,9Mb (6,5Mb) / 11,4in x 17,0in / 3417 x 5100 (300dpi)