ACORN. Home of Comfort on Earth. Lewiston, Maine. Light years away from the moon - but linked in history. Since June 27, 1982, astronauts have been wearing ACORN Slipper Socks on NASA shuttle missions into outer space. Over 20 years. Over 100 missions. Over 500,000,000 miles of out-of-this world comfort.

It began with Columbia space shuttle astronaut Ken Mattingly who brought his personal pair into outer space. It quickly became evident that ACORN Slipper Socks were perfect for space travel. They don't slide off in zero gravity. They are light and comfortable. Though the shuttle's cabin is kept at pleasant room temperature, extremities tend to get cold floating about without muscle exertion. ACORN Slipper Socks provide warmth.

By the next shuttle mission in November of 1982, NASA was stocking ACORN Slipper Socks for all the astronauts to use. According to James Barnett, then equipment manager at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, they became standard NASA equipment. Which is why ACORN Slipper Socks are also on display today at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

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