Tape, Mending, Apollo

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Object Details

Summary

This small package of self-adhesive tape was included in a rucksack that was part of a training/back-up unit during the Apollo era. Adhesive tape could have been used for repair of a rubber life raft, blankets, or other survival equipment.

This package of tape was transferred from NASA to the Smithsonian in 1978.

Credit Line

Transferred from the NASA - Johnson Space Center

Inventory Number

A19782008022

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

EQUIPMENT-Survival

Materials

Overall: Plastic, white tape, nylonb cord

Container: Pink plastic

Dimensions

3-D: 3.8 x 1.3 x 5.1cm (1 1/2 x 1/2 x 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/nv980be4401-e45a-4318-bce6-6ba11de7a87f

Record ID

nasm_A19782008022