Object Details
Manufacturer
NASA, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
Summary
Documented sample bags were numbered bags with closures that allowed samples to be identified and kept separate from one another. These bags were grouped into dispensers which provided easy access for the astronauts. Although documented sample bags of several different configurations were used on the Apollo missions, two basic shapes described most bags, cup-shaped and flat rectangular. The cup-shaped bags came in sets of approximately 35 (used on the Apollo 12 and Apollo 14 missions) and 48 (used on the Apollo 17 mission).
This set of bags was not flown. It was transferred from NASA to the Smithsonian in 1974.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19750047000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Lunar
Materials
Bag/Rim- Aluminum
Frame/Rim- Stainless Steel
Dimensions
3-D: 20.5 × 8.5 × 19cm (8 1/16 × 3 3/8 × 7 1/2 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_A19750047000