Object Details
- Astronaut
- Walter M. Schirra, Jr.
- Manufacturer
- Whirlpool Corporation
- Summary
- This urine collection and transfer device was part of the equipment aboard the Command Module of the Apollo 7 mission in October 1968.
- Liquid waste (urine) was collected in a Urine Collection and Transfer Device, worn by the astronauts, with roll-on cuffs providing personal sanitary protection. The urine was then transferred through the Urine Transfer Tube to a tank, from which the liquid waste was vented into space.
- Transferred from NASA in 1979.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Inventory Number
- A19790406000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Hygiene & Waste Management
- Materials
- Bladder: Rubberized fabric
- Belt: Elastic (cotton, rubber)
- Valve: Aluminium
- Hose: Rubber, brass
- Dimensions
- Overall (Approximately): 25 in. long x 9 1/2 in. wide x 1 in. deep (63.5 x 24.1 x 2.5cm)
- 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_A19790406000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9db65dc9f-5d01-4be1-ba28-9954d3fabc38
