Object Details
- Manufacturer
- B. Welson & Co., United States of America
- Summary
- Each Apollo spacecraft was equipped with two survival rucksacks. The contents were to be used in the event of an emergency landing in remote areas of the world. This rucksack, manufactured by B. Welson & Co. was not flown on any mission, but was used for training purposes. It is equipped, however, with everything that was in the flown rucksacks, and included a water container, water desalination/ purification equipment, sunscreen, and other emergency/survival equipment.
- The Smithsonian received this artifact from NASA in 1978.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA - Johnson Space Center
- Inventory Number
- A19782008000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- EQUIPMENT-Survival
- Materials
- Bag: Plasticized textile
- Zipper: Brass, cotton
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 17.8 x 17.8 x 30.5cm (7 x 7 x 12 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
- Exhibit Station
- Human Spaceflight
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19782008000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv97af1ac1c-5eef-456b-87ab-dd236966b27f
