Object Details
Manufacturer
Billy Pugh Company Inc.
Summary
All of the Apollo missions ended with splashdown in the ocean and recovery by specially trained teams from the U.S. Navy. Astronauts were lifted into hovering Navy helicopters by means of rescue nets attached to electric powered hoists.
This rescue net, used to recover the Apollo 7, was taken out of service following the rescue. The U.S. Navy transferred it to the Smithsonian in 1969.
Credit Line
Transferred by the U.S. Department of the Navy in cooperation with the Billy Pugh Company, Inc., Corpus Christi, Texas.
Inventory Number
A19700320000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Survival
Materials
Aluminum, Foam, Nylon, Steel, Stainless Steel
Dimensions
3-D: 129.5 × 135.9 × 27.9cm (51 × 53 1/2 × 11 in.)
Storage (Aluminum pallet andf frame with fabric dust cover): 153 × 153 × 163.8cm, 53.5kg (60 1/4 × 60 1/4 × 64 1/2 in., 118lb.)
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_A19700320000