Liner and Hose for David the Bubble Boy's Space Suit
Liner and Hose for David the Bubble Boy's Space Suit
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- Description (Brief)
- David (the Bubble Boy) Vetter's Space Suit was made for him by the Johnson Space Center. David was born in 1971 with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID). He lived in a germ-free environment for most of his life. David died February 22, 1984 following an unsuccessful bone marrow transplant., an attempt for his body to make its own antibodies. David's space suit, made especially for him, allowed him to leave his isolation chamber where he lived his entire life. For brief periods of time this space suit enabled David to play with his sister and explore his backyard.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Space Suit
- space suit, liner and hose
- date made
- about 1978
- maker
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Physical Description
- PCV (overall tubing)
- rubber (overall suit)
- Teflon (overall suit)
- Measurements
- overall: 11 in x 25 in x 60 in; 27.94 cm x 63.5 cm x 152.4 cm
- ID Number
- 1986.0450.02.01
- accession number
- 1986.0450
- catalog number
- 1986.0450.02.01
- Credit Line
- Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
- subject
- Medicine
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- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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