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Philip
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posted 06-11-2007 12:55 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Philip   Click Here to Email Philip     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Are these leather sole socks still widely available? Haven't seen these in use on the space shuttle for a long time now?
The Original Slipper Sock - over 40 years and still going strong. The legendary shoe sock, slipper sock has made missions to the moon with NASA.

garymilgrom
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posted 07-11-2007 02:04 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for garymilgrom   Click Here to Email garymilgrom     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I bought a set of these and feel like an astronaut walking around my home.

They are very comfortable as they use a layer of memory foam inside the shoe portion. The package says they have been used on the shuttle since Ken Mattingly brought his own pair aboard in 1982.

Wearing my shuttle shoes, holding a shuttle tile and reading a book on the shuttle — does it get any better for a space enthusiast? I don't think so.

Philip
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posted 07-12-2007 05:41 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Philip   Click Here to Email Philip     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
You can see these in many onboard photos of the pre-Challenger shuttle era. Don't know if these are still used on the ISS?

Robert Pearlman
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posted 08-04-2007 10:26 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Suni Williams' slippers aboard ISS (source: ISS015-E-10579).

Robert Pearlman
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posted 04-14-2018 07:42 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Reviving an old thread — has anyone seen in private hands, or own themselves, a pair of these slipper socks that were flown or used in training?

I know the National Air and Space Museum a couple of pairs in its collection.

mode1charlie
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posted 04-14-2018 11:43 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for mode1charlie   Click Here to Email mode1charlie     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I don't know, but they look very comfortable and I'd like a pair!

GT76
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posted 12-02-2023 09:47 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for GT76   Click Here to Email GT76     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I always thought these were Lands’ End brand. Look pretty similar to the older style from the 80’s.

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