Pair of left- and right-handed Space Shuttle EVA Thermal Mittens designed to fit over the outer glove to provide warmth during spacewalks, with ILC-Dover tags inside the rear fingertip area, reading: "Item: Mitten Assy. Left, Part No. 0106-84628-11, Serial No. 167, Size 02(EG), Code ID 74897, Mfg. 6/92" and "Item: Mitten Assy. Right, Part No. 0106-84628-12, Serial No. 167, Size 02(EG), Code ID 74897, Mfg. 6/92." The mittens are lettered "L" and "R" to indicate the hand, and have Velcro straps and tabs for restraint and easy stowage. Accompanied by their plastic bag with affixed JSC Project Parts Tags and NASA-JSC cleaning and inspection labels.
Developed by space suit maker ILC-Dover in response to astronauts' reports that their hands got cold during EVAs, these insulated thermal mittens could be fitted over their outer gloves to temporarily retain warmth. The slip-over design and Velcro restraints made them easily removed for tasks requiring finger dexterity. Although astronauts tested mittens like these on the STS-63 mission in 1995, they were never adopted as a standard piece of equipment for Shuttle flights.
