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Bag, Urine Accumulator, Glenn, Friendship 7

Object Details

Summary
This urine accumulator bag was part of the personal hygiene equipment issued to astronaut John Glenn on his Friendship 7 flight in February 1962, and is made of latex rubber. Though it was flown on this mission, it was never used and was transferred to the National Air and Space Museum in 1967.
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Astronaut
John H. Glenn, Jr.
Manufacturer
Unknown
Credit Line
Transferred from NASA
Materials
Plastic
Dimensions
3-D: 23.7 × 3 × 17cm (9 5/16 × 1 3/16 × 6 11/16 in.)
3-D (Unfolded): 37.5 × 56.5 × 2.5cm (1 ft. 2 3/4 in. × 1 ft. 10 1/4 in. × 1 in.)
Type
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Hygiene & Waste Management

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