Object Details
Manufacturer
NASA Manned Spacecraft Center
Summary
The hand tool carrier used during the Apollo 12-14 missions consisted of a set of racks onto which tools, sample containers, cameras, and other equipment were mounted. The carrier was transported by hand during the Apollo 12 mission. During the Apollo 14 mission the tool carrier was placed on the mobile equipment transporter, which was wheeled around by astronauts using a handle, in a similar fashion to a wheelbarrow, enabling astronauts to transport equipment on the lunar surface. This system was replaced by a larger tool carrier mounted on the Lunar Roving Vehicles from Apollo 15 onward.
This artifact was used by the Apollo 14 astronauts for training and was received by the Smithsonian from NASA, Manned Spacecraft Center in 1972.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19721353000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Lunar
Materials
Structure: Aluminum, Plastic, White Metal Coating/Plating, Ferrous Alloy
Tote bag: Synthetic Fiber Fabric (Possibly Beta Cloth)
Dimensions
3-D: 70 × 40.9 × 67.2cm (27 9/16 × 16 1/8 × 26 7/16 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
See more items in
National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Exhibition
Destination Moon
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19721353000
