Object Details
Manufacturer
Union Carbide, Nuclear Division
Summary
The Core Sample Vacuum Container (CSVC) provided a receptacle for a 4 cm diameter drive tube so its sample of subsurface lunar regolith could be returned to Earth without exposure to terrestrial atmosphere or spacecraft cabin gases. The CSVC was a derivative of the Special Environmental Sample Container (SESC), elongated to accommodate the drive tube. The twist-on cap was comprised of a knife edge indium seal. One 4 cm drive tube core sample was sealed in a CSVC on Apollo 16 and one on Apollo 17.
This particular unit was never flown. It was transferred to the Smithsonian from its manufacturer in 1973.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19770245000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Lunar
Materials
Aluminum Alloy
Plastic
Dimensions
3-D: 10.5 × 10.2 × 41.6cm (4 1/8 in. × 4 in. × 1 ft. 4 3/8 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19770245000