Recorder, Audio Cassette, Apollo 12

Object Details

Manufacturer

Sony

Summary

Apollo astronauts’ carried a small, battery-powered cassette voice recorder with them in the Command Module during lunar missions. The recorder was used to record information relevant to the crew log. This recorder and tapes were flown on the Apollo 12 mission and transferred to the Smithsonian in 1974.

Credit Line

Transferred from the NASA - Johnson Space Center

Inventory Number

A19740665000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

EQUIPMENT-Communications Devices

Materials

Overall- Metal, Plastic, Velcro Patches

Dimensions

3-D: 9.5 × 3.8 × 14cm (3 3/4 × 1 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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National Air and Space Museum

Record ID

nasm_A19740665000

Metadata Usage (text)

Not determined

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9be7ffce4-3c68-413a-b1d9-9ac46a51bc1a