Game Board, Scrabble, Skylab
Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Selchow & Righter Co.
- Summary
- A Scrabble board with magnetic tiles was evaluated for possible recreational use on Skylab but was not flown on the space station in 1973-1974. Crew members generally preferred to spend leisure time reading, listening to music, and enjoying the view of Earth from the window. NASA transferred this trial set and other excess equipment to the Museum when the Skylab program ended.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA, Johnson Space Center.
- Inventory Number
- A19840492000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Miscellaneous
- Materials
- cardboard
- Dimensions
- Other: 9 1/4 in. long x 9 1/4 in. wide (23.5 x 23.5cm)
- 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_A19840492000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9338915bf-63fa-40f8-9316-6c92bc62771e
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