Object Details
- Summary
- Each Apollo spacecraft was equipped with a set of two survival rucksacks. The contents were to be used in the event of an emergency landing in remote areas of the world.
- This clear plastic bag along with an attached mechanism was designed to remove salt from seawater, making the water drinkable. It was part of the survival rucksack 1 flown on the Apollo 15 mission in July/August 1971.
- This desalination bag was transferred from NASA to the Smithsonian in 1978.
- Data Source
- National Air and Space Museum
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA, Johnson Space Center.
- Materials
- Plastic, nylon tape, stainless steel, cotton canvas
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 35.6 x 9.5 x 1.3cm (14 x 3 3/4 x 1/2 in.)
- Type
- EQUIPMENT-Survival
