Alpha Industries MA-1 NASA Flight Jacket Replica Blue
Outerwear doesn’t get much cooler than our classic MA-1 NASA astronaut flight jacket! This Replica Blue NASA jacket features the 100th Space Shuttle Mission and American flag patches to show off your patriotic tendencies. This genuine astronaut flight jacket also boasts an Alpha signature utility or pencil pocket, a knit collar, cuffs and waistband to keep in warmth, as well as a 100% water repellent, nylon satin flight shell with polyester interlining. It’s out of this world!
Manufacturer part number: MJM21093C1
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• This authentic NASA jacket is extremely water repellent, made with a 100% nylon outer flight shell in Replica Blue
• Our rugged astronaut flight jacket’s knit cuffs, collar and waistband work with the polyester interlining to keep you warm in temperatures 25 degrees or above.
• Look sharp and keep your most important belongings on hand with our NASA jacket’s celebratory 100th space shuttle mission patch and Alpha signature utility/pencil pocket.
Introduced by the mid-1950s, the MA-1 became the flight jacket of U.S. Air Force and Navy pilots and ground crew. Designed for use in temperatures of 14-50 degrees F, the MA-1 had a 100% wool knit collar, waistband and cuffs. The MA-1 discarded the mouton fur collar of its predecessor, the B-15, because it interfered with the parachute harness worn by aviators. Other features of the jacket included a tab that the oxygen mask was clipped to, tabs to hold the headset wires in place and the original U.S. Air Force decal. These features were eventually removed from the flight jacket as it was adopted by other branches of the U.S. Armed Forces and equipment for pilots changed. An addition to the jacket in 1960 was the reversibility to show off an Indian Orange lining. The reason being if a plane crashed, the pilot could reverse the jacket to the orange side to signal rescue personnel. Alpha Industries' first government contract for the MA-1 was awarded in 1963. We started producing the MA-1 flight jacket for the civilian population in the 1970s. Black was added to the military sage green requirement. The jacket has evolved over the years but it is still one of our top sellers and today we produce many variations on this classic flight jacket.