Fire Extinguisher, Skylab

Gray metal hand-held fire extinguisher with mounting bracket on Skylab Fire Extinguisher

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Southwest Research Institute

Summary

This type of fire extinguisher was used in Apollo spacecraft and the Skylab space station. Several fire sensors and extinguishers were located in Skylab as a precaution in case of an open fire or a fire smoldering behind panels. This particular unit was not flown in space but was used in engineering tests. Transferred from NASA, the fire extinguisher in now mounted near the galley-wardroom of the backup Skylab orbital workshop displayed in the Museum.

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Inventory Number

A19772551000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

EQUIPMENT-Miscellaneous

Materials

metal

Dimensions

3-D: 19 × 22 × 32.5cm (7 1/2 × 8 11/16 × 12 13/16 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/nv91017ff0c-1e54-4f22-a265-5a112dd5ee8c

Record ID

nasm_A19772551000