Chemicals, Desalinization, Rucksack #1, Apollo

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Object Details

Manufacturer

General Electric Company

Summary

Chemical desalter packets made by the Van Brode Milling Company were designed to be used in conjunction with the desalinization bags. The desalter kits in the survival rucksack contained a desalter process bag, desalter tablets, and bag repair tape. The desalter bags are plastic with a filter at the bottom. Approximately one pint of seawater is put into a bag and one tablet added. After one hour, drinking water may be taken through a valve on the bottom of the bag.

These packets were not flown. NASA transferred them to the Smithsonian in 1978.

Credit Line

Transferred from the NASA - Johnson Space Center

Inventory Number

A19782008010

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

EQUIPMENT-Survival

Materials

Exterior: Brown paper

Box: Tin

Contents: Salt removing/neutralizing chemicals

Exterior bag: Plastic

Dimensions

3-D (Each): 4.4 x 1.3 x 11.4cm (1 3/4 x 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv91880adcb-0352-4366-9d2b-74d66708b3e9

Record ID

nasm_A19782008010