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Object details:

Object Name: Extension Handle, Apollo
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19750031000

	Object Name
	Extension Handle, Apollo

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9df7b05df-f1d7-433f-b480-2da6ed910447

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Manufacturer
	NASA Manned Spacecraft Center

	Materials
	Aluminum Alloy

	Materials
	Ferrous Alloy

	Dimensions
	3-D: 61 × 15.5 × 4cm (2 ft. × 6 1/8 in. × 1 9/16 in.)

	Dimensions
	3-D (Storage): 78.1 × 15.2 × 3.2cm (2 ft. 6 3/4 in. × 6 in. × 1 1/4 in.)

	Summary
	Extension handles were designed to be compatible with a variety of lunar tools, such as the hammer, scoop, and rake. Two types of extension handles were employed during the Apollo era; a shorter version (23.75 in) was flown on Apollo 11 and 12, and a longer one (35.5 in) was used on subsequent missions.

	Summary
	This particular short extension handle was used for training and was transferred to the Smithsonian from NASA - Manned Spacecraft Center in 1974.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Transferred from NASA, Johnson Space Center.

	Inventory Number
	A19750031000

	Type
	EQUIPMENT-Lunar

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