- Manufactured by
- Aerial Machine and Tool Corp., American, founded 1926
- Owned by
- Maj. Gen. Bolden, Charles F. Jr., American, born 1946
- Date
- 2000
- Medium
- polyamide nylon, metal
- Dimensions
- On form: 28 1/4 × 16 × 12 in. (71.8 × 40.6 × 30.5 cm)
- H x W (Flat): 31 1/2 × 19 in. (80 × 48.3 cm)
- Caption
- Charles F. Bolden graduated from the Naval Academy in 1968 and become a Marine Corps aviator, flying more than 100 combat missions over Southeast Asia. In 1980 he was selected a NASA astronaut and flew four space missions. Bolden was eventually appointed the 12th Administrator of NASA. He retired in 2003 as a major general.
- Description
- A green MA-2 style integrated torso harness worn by Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr. The harness extends from the shoulders to the crotch and has a large zipper in the middle of the chest. The harness has two main quick release buckles, one at each shoulder. The harness also several other attachment and adjustment buckles and straps at the waist, thigh, and chest. The strap across the abdomen has [11/DOM/7-00/00] handwritten in black ink. At the top of the harness at the back of the neck is a rectangular yellow label with [BOLDEN] handwritten in black ink. There is a manufacturer's tag at the nape of the neck on the interior of the harness.
- Place made
- Meadows of Dan, Patrick County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- protective equipment
- Topic
- Aeronautics
- Military
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr., USMC (Ret)
- Object number
- 2014.243.33
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




