Assembly, Urine Hose, Apollo 11

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Unknown

Summary

This urine collection and transfer hose was part of the equipment aboard the Command Module "Columbia", the Apollo 11 mission of July 1969.

Liquid waste (urine) was collected in a Urine Collection Device, used in common by the crew of an Apollo spacecraft. Roll-on cuffs provided personal sanitary protection for the astronauts using the collection device. The urine was then transferred through the Urine Transfer Tube to a tank, from which the liquid waste was vented into space.

NASA transferred this hose to the Museum in 1970.

Credit Line

Transferred from NASA/JSC

Inventory Number

A19980053000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Hygiene & Waste Management

Materials

Tube: Plastic, rubber, polyester

Connectors: Stainless steel

Dimensions

Overall: 3 ft. long x 3/4 in. wide (91.4 x 1.9cm)

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/nv95d8465f7-0ba1-4bab-b7d3-ff519ae68793

Record ID

nasm_A19980053000