Object Details
- Manufacturer
- NASA, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
- Summary
- This trenching tool, or shovel, was designed with an adjustable angle blade. Used by the astronauts on the Apollo 14 mission to make trenches in the lunar soil, the stainless steel trenching tool was replaced by adjustable angle scoops on later flights.
- This particular shovel was used for training exercises. It was transferred from NASA to the Smithsonian in May 1974.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA, Johnson Space Center.
- Inventory Number
- A19810705000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- EQUIPMENT-Lunar
- Materials
- Blade - 310 stainless steel, handle - aluminum
- Dimensions
- Overall: 37 in. tall x 6 in. wide x 2 in.deep, 2.9 lb. (93.98 x 15.24 x 5.08cm, 1.3kg)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19810705000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv939b4360b-2720-4917-ab50-d772c213c589
