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Object details:

Object Name: Sea Dye Marker Kit, Apollo
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19790681000

	Object Name
	Sea Dye Marker Kit, Apollo

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv93f86e597-b893-48f2-b44d-3406657c30ce

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Manufacturer
	Presto Dyechem Co.

	Materials
	Plastic

	Materials
	Nylon Cord

	Materials
	Dye Chemicals

	Dimensions
	3-D (Each): 10.2 × 10.2 × 2.5cm (4 × 4 × 1 in.)

	Dimensions
	3-D: 14 × 11.4 × 3.8cm (5 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 1 1/2 in.)

	Summary
	In order to assist the rescue aircraft in locating their spacecraft at sea, Apollo crew members would use sea dye marker kits similar to this training version to make their location more apparent to searching aircraft. To use, the astronauts would pull a tab on the package to expose the dye chemical and then put it in the salt water. The chemicals create a large brightly colored cloud in the water. The kit was part of a standard survival pack called rucksack #1, which also included a three-person life raft, CO2 cylinders, three sunbonnets, a sea anchor, and lanyards. These objects were to assist the astronauts survive the rigors of the sea prior to rescue and last them up to 48 hours.

	Summary
	This non-flight sea dye marker kit was transferred from NASA to the Smithsonian Institution in 1979.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Transferred from the NASA - Johnson Space Center

	Inventory Number
	A19790681000

	Type
	EQUIPMENT-Landing

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