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Mercury
Spacesuit Boot Left View
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Mercury
Spacesuit Boot Right View
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Mercury
Spacesuit Boot Front View
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Mercury
Spacesuit Boot Bottom View
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This artifact is a Mercury spacesuit boot
of the type that Alan Shepard wore during America's first flight into
space. It can be seen in the photographs that the boot has
suffered significant damage. The aluminized nylon has become
fairly brittle over the years. The ankle are of the boot on both
the right and left hand sides exhibits large tears of this nylon.
On the sole of the boot is an emblem with the letters "BFG" which
stands for B.F. Goodrich who was the manufacturer.
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: January 9, 2007
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