Object Details
Manufacturer
Van Brode Milling Company Inc.
Summary
Chemical desalter packets were designed to be used in conjunction with the desalinization bags. The desalter kits in the survival rucksack contained a desalter process bag, desalter tablets, and bag repair tape. The desalter bags are plastic with a filter at the bottom. Approximately one pint of seawater is put into a bag and one tablet added. After one hour, drinking water may be taken through a valve on the bottom of the bag.
These packets were flown on Apollo 15, and transferred to the Smithsonian from NASA in 1978.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19781452006
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Survival
Materials
EXTERIOR - BROWN PAPER, TIN
INTERIOR - CHEMICALS
Dimensions
3-D: 10.2 x 3.8 x 1.3cm (4 x 1 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Exhibit Station
Human Spaceflight
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19781452006