Object Details
Summary
In the event of the Apollo 15 astronauts having to make an emergency landing and and spend an extended period in their life raft waiting for rescue, this survival rucksack contained two plastic containers of sunscreen.
Transferred to the Smithsonian from NASA in 1978.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19781452003
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Survival
Materials
CONTAINER - PLASTIC
CONTENTS - SUNSCREEN
Dimensions
3-D: 6.4 x 1.9cm (2 1/2 x 3/4 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_A19781452003