Headset, Communications Carrier, Aldrin, Apollo 11

Buzz Aldrin’s ‘Snoopy Cap’, flown on the Apollo 11 mission in July 1969.
Brown and cream coloured skull cap with communications equipment over ears; chin strap; two microphones extending forward with additional cable in rear.

Object Details

ID: LOA2345
Type: Headset
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Pacific Plantronics, Inc.
Date made: circa 1960
Credit: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC
Measurements: Overall: 228.6 mm x 266.7 mm x 228.6 mm