Object Details
- Manufacturer
- NASA, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
- Summary
- The Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) was a set of experiments that were placed on the Moon by the Apollo astronauts. The ALSEP received electrical power from heat produced by a radioactive substance. The power generator is called an RTG (Radioisotope Thermal Generator). The radioactive material used for fuel by the RTG was stored outside the Lunar Module, mounted in a casing like this one prior to transfer to the RTG.
- This artifact was transferred to the Smithsonian in 1974 from NASA - Johnson Space Center.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA, Johnson Space Center.
- Inventory Number
- A19750027000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- EQUIPMENT-Lunar
- Materials
- Non-Magnetic White Metal
- Kapton
- Electrical Components
- Paint
- Plastic
- Synthetic Fabric
- Reflective Tape
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 73.3 × 30.5cm (2 ft. 4 7/8 in. × 1 ft.)
- 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
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19750027000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9e9b59e34-364d-4258-a659-68c11affc4f8
