Caps and Dispenser, Drive Tube, Apollo

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Object Details

Manufacturer

NASA, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center

Summary

The later Apollo lunar missions Apollo 15, 16 and 17 were equipped with 4cm diameter "Drive Tubes" for extracting cylindrical samples of the lunar regolith for analysis and study when returned to Earth. Simple dispensers with translucent Teflon caps to seal the drive tubes after sample collection were provided. This dispenser and set of caps was used for training and transferred to the Smithsonian in 1974.

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Inventory Number

A19750050000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

EQUIPMENT-Lunar

Materials

Dispenser: aluminum

Caps: plastic

Dimensions

3-D: 6.5 × 5.2 × 5.5cm (2 9/16 × 2 1/16 × 2 3/16 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/nv9119ff580-076a-43ad-a72e-0b5983d44f40

Record ID

nasm_A19750050000