GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED GEMINI AEROSPACE EQUIPMENT, COMP. BY LUTZ & KIEHL

Houston: NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 1966. Paperback. Book Condition: Fine in archival acetate jacket. 66pp. Profusely illustrated in B/W photography. Catalog printed by NASA for internal use, detailing Gemini space mission equipment, including everything from full space suits to personal items like survival knives, soap, and leather gloves, and sunglasses. Each object is photographed and given a description. A scarce and extraordinary piece of inside material from the early period of manned American space exploration. From the Introduction: "As man explores new and strange environments in his quest to conquer it becomes necessary to design, develop, and manufacture more sophisticated equipment to insure his safety and comfort and to permit him to function in alien surroundings. The information contained in this Technical Memorandum was compiled by Crew Systems Division, Manned Spacecraft Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Houston, Texas. This compilation was prepared to aid design engineers and program management personnel in planning and implementing future manned missions. The development and design of space suits, extravehicular equipment, and crew provisions are evolutionary processes. This document summarizes past achievements and is to be used as a reference document to locate such engineering data as drawings, specifications, and parts. The distribution includes Flight Crew Operations, the personnel in Flight Crew Support, Experimental Development, Contractor Support, and all NASA Program Offices. In addition, all NASA Centers and USAF Aero-medical Groups and University Libraries will be included in the distribution. The fold-out pages serve as a reference source to provide the reader with the specific program (Mercury or Gemini) and the flights on which the equipment was utilized."