Space Shuttle ACES Suit-up Checklist used on STS-132
Space Shuttle ACES Suit-up Checklist used on STS-132
Double sided instruction cue card used by the crew of STS-132. Thick white card with instructions and blue Velcro on each side. The Velcro was used to stop the card floating about in microgravity.STS-132 was one of the last Space Shuttle assembly missions for the International Space Station. It was the penultimate flight for the Space Shuttle Atlantis and was Piers Sellers' final spaceflight.
The cue card, dated 26/04/2010, is titled 'ACES Suit-up (D/O) Checklist' and details the steps necessary for putting on and taking off the ACES (Advanced Crew Escape Suit) that was worn by crews during take-off and landing after the STS-65 mission.
More information
Object number
2017-4
Location
Artefact Store
Has this object been into space?
Yes
Dimension - Dimension, Value, Measurement unit
Length: 27.8cm
Width: 21.4cm
Depth: 0.3cm
Material
Cardboard
Velcro
Associated Person
Piers Sellers
Object Production Date
26/04/2010
Object Production Organisation
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Object Production Place
United States
On Display Status
Not on display
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