Object Details
Manufacturer
Whirlpool Corporation
Summary
This urine collection and transfer device was provided to the astronauts aboard the Command Module of the Apollo 11 spacecraft.
Liquid waste was collected in the yellow rubberized portion of the device, which was worn under the astronaut's clothing. Roll-on cuffs provided personal sanitary protection in the weightless environment of space. Urine was transferred through the transfer tube to a tank, amd then was vented into space.
NASA transferred this to the Museum in 1970.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19980041000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Hygiene & Waste Management
Materials
Overall - polymer covered textile, elastic, Velcro
Valves - stainless steel, rubber, brass
Dimensions
3-D (yellow portion, flat, 186g): 68.6 × 38.1 × 1.9cm, 0.1kg (2 ft. 3 in. × 1 ft. 3 in. × 3/4 in., 0.2lb.)
3-D (elastic portion, flat, 36g): 45.7 × 35.6 × 0.6cm (1 ft. 6 in. × 1 ft. 2 in. × 1/4 in.)
Storage (in box): 74.3 × 52.1 × 4.4cm (2 ft. 5 1/4 in. × 1 ft. 8 1/2 in. × 1 3/4 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19980041000
