Object Details
- Manufacturer
- NASA, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
- Summary
- The small fixed-angle scoop was used for collecting soil from the lunar surface on Apollo 12 and 14. Stowed on the small tool carrier, the scoop pan was fitted with a steel blade to enable it to serve as a chisel and the extension handle attachment point was reinforced. It was not used as a chisel during the lunar missions.
- This object was used for training and was transferred from NASA to the Smithsonian in 1972.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA, Johnson Space Center.
- Inventory Number
- A19850613000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- EQUIPMENT-Lunar
- Materials
- Aluminum
- Steel
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 34 × 6.6 × 5.5cm (13 3/8 × 2 5/8 × 2 3/16 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
- Exhibition
- Destination Moon
- Title
- Scoop, Small
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19850613000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9affd4260-5be8-481a-b8c4-8b1ed92a9611
