Snoopy cap explained

A Snoopy cap, or communication cap, is a part of a space suit worn by American astronauts on the head and incorporating an audio headset for communication.[1] The cap is nicknamed after the Peanuts character, whom its black and white paneling resembled.[2] Its NASA designation is Communications Carrier Assembly.[3] The "Snoopy cap" includes two earphones and two microphones, to tolerate failure of a single unit.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Learn About Spacesuits. November 13, 2008. NASA. 15 March 2017.
  2. Web site: Armstrong's Apollo 11 "Snoopy Cap". National Air and Space Museum. Smithsonian Institution. 15 March 2017.
  3. Web site: NASA - Communicating in Space. August 26, 2010. NASA. 10 April 2017.
  4. Book: Thomas. Kenneth S. McMann. Harold J. U.S. Spacesuits. 2011. Springer Praxis Books. 978-1-4419-9566-7. 47.

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