Rescue Net, Apollo 8

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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 hydrolic hoists.

This Air Rescue Net was used December 27, 1968, to recover the Apollo 8 astronauts and it 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

A19700321000

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

EQUIPMENT-Survival

Materials

Aluminum, Foam, Nylon, Steel, Stainless Steel

Dimensions

3-D: 129.5 × 135.9 × 27.9cm, 61.7kg (4 ft. 3 in. × 4 ft. 5 1/2 in. × 11 in., 136lb.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9bc553881-ab8d-4b7e-a89f-6c034d1ebc0f

Record ID

nasm_A19700321000