Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Whirlpool Corporation
- Summary
- This urine collection and transfer device was part of the equipment aboard the Command Module of the Apollo 11 mission in July 1969.
- Liquid waste (urine) was collected in a Urine Collection and Transfer Device, worn by the astronauts, with roll-on cuffs providing personal sanitary protection. The urine was then transferred through the Urine Transfer Tube to a tank, from which the liquid waste was vented into space.
- NASA transferred this to the Museum in 1970 with other Apollo 11 equipment.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA
- Inventory Number
- A19980042000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Hygiene & Waste Management
- Materials
- Overall - polymer covered textile, elastic, Velcro
- Valves - stainless steel, rubber, brass, Aluminum
- Dimensions
- 0.75 inches high, 9.5 inches wide, 31 inches long (1.9 x 24.1 x 78.7 cm)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19980042000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv96bf95634-533a-4fbf-8c8b-f2e3e414112b
