Penlight, Apollo 11
Object Details
- Manufacturer
- ACR Electronics Corporation
- Summary
- This small flashlight, built by the ACR Electronics Corporation, was part of the emergency tool kit for use in the command module during the Apollo 11 mission in July 1969.
- Constructed of brass, it was powered by a small battery, and operated by rotating the bulb end.
- Transferred to the National Air and Space Museum from NASA in 1979.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Inventory Number
- A19791754000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Accessories
- Materials
- Brass, glass, Velcro
- Interior: Chrome reflector, light bulb
- Dimensions
- 3-D (72g): 13.2 × 2.4 × 2.4cm (5 3/16 × 15/16 × 15/16 in.)
- 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_A19791754000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9acca45c8-eff0-45c4-a467-c49da80af202
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