Unidentified nasa eva spacesuit????

goodstuff

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Hi Guys,

Found the pictured item at a local Hollywood store they sells overflow props from the film/tv studios.

Definitely a replica NASA/EVA suit but the placement of the EVA 3-star logo in on the chest versus the arm (the arm placement seems more typical in my research).

Any idea of its possible film/TV origin?

Thank you!

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Skylab 2 era patch, not a mission patch.

Its a Hamilton Sundstrand logo patch that went on EVA suits. NASA says company logos are banned so they created this to get passed the restrictions.
 
Thanks. So will need to start researching films that had the Skylab 2 in it.




Skylab 2 era patch, not a mission patch.

Its a Hamilton Sundstrand logo patch that went on EVA suits. NASA says company logos are banned so they created this to get passed the restrictions.
 
so my brother that works at NASA says that this might be based on the Apollo era suits, the 6 ports indicate that it might be supporting the water cooling that they introduced then. So possible a generic version created for the film. The straps and snaps all look similar to t his on that Alan Shepard is wearing.alan shepard.jpg
 
"Marooned" came out in 1969, four years before Skylab flew, so Marooned suits were based on known Apollo designs – the EVA helmets were based on the red Apollo 9 EVA helmets, for instance. They were super-realistic, unlike most space suits used in movies at the time. One sold at Heritage auctions last year:

Apollo-Era Movie Prop: A7L-Style Spacesuit Worn by David Janssen | Lot #40096 | Heritage Auctions

Note the "Ironman One" mission patch and the circular NASA patch.

The suit shown in this thread is a very basic attempt to emulate Apollo-era suits but without true realism. No metal rings at the wrists or ankles. This was designed for walking. The NASA logo style puts it in the late 70's at least (if it is original to the piece) and the patch is one designed for EVA suits and started in use with STS-6 (1983). It was worn on the shoulder.

This piece may have simply been created for an industrial video or something like that. Something that looked good enough but isn't actually mission-specific.
 
Definitely not a real space suit (or a cover for one, which is all the white part of an US EVA suit really is, the pressure suit is really underneath that). If you look at many of the details, it's pretty clear that it's just a mockup. It's not the worst mockup I've ever seen, mind you, but there are multiple things which aren't correct for any type of space suit. I don't have the time to name all the things that immediately pop out, but the lack of neck and wrist rings for the helmet and gloves to lock into place (and the sleeve length, as the gloves go halfway up your forearm) are the most glaring.
It'd make a good basis for a space suit replica build or as a collectible if you can ID what production it was made for, but little else.
 
This is a inexpensive suit replica similar to a type recently being sold on eBay. These suits seem to be marketed to space enthusiasts and promotional events who are looking for an inexpensive space suit option. Tracing it to a particular commercial or TV project may be near impossible. The EVA patch on the chest is a shuttle era patch designed by Hamilton Standard and used by the EVA office at the Johnson Space Center. The suit is configured like an Apollo suit. So they do not belong together. The NASA "worm" logo, as its known was briefly used in the 80s before NASA went back to the "Meatball" logo. But the worm logo patch is still used by people thinking it is still NASAs insignia. (Warner Brothers caught some heat from NASA for using this worm insignia on Garners cap on the Space Cowboys poster)
So it's use doesn't help date this replica. The embroidered Eva patch is a fairly newly available commercial item, so this suit is probably only a few years old.
One thing that may help, the fittings are black, on most replicas these fittings are blue & red, like the real Apollo suit, this may make it easy to recognize on a commercial or TV, if it was used.
 
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