Object Details
Summary
During entry preparation for an unsuited entry, the astronaut's spacesuits are stowed in a sleep restraint (sleeping bag) and lashed down in the center aisle by these ropes. A rope is a PBI (polybenzimidazole) fiber, 10-feet long, with plastic ferrules on the ends to prevent fraying. There are five ropes in all stowed at launch in locker A5.
This is one of the five ropes flown on the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon. It was transferred to the Smithsonian in 1970.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19791744000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Miscellaneous
Materials
Nylon [(PBI (polybenzimidazole) according to the Apollo Operations Handbook]
Paper
Plastic
Synthetic Fabric
Steel
Ink
Dimensions
3-D (Coiled Rope): 17.1 x 3.8 x 3.8cm (6 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.)
Other (Uncoiled Rope): 304.8cm (10 ft.)
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 14.6 x 7.3cm (5 3/4 x 2 7/8 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_A19791744000
