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Object details:

Object Name: Collection and Transfer Assembly, Urine, Collins, Apollo 11
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19791763000

	Object Name
	Collection and Transfer Assembly, Urine, Collins, Apollo 11

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv949d44f62-9eea-432d-a2a7-9bd45d51c927

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Astronaut
	Michael Collins

	Manufacturer
	Whirlpool Corporation

	Materials
	Neoprene-Coated Nylon, Natural Rubber, Velcro, Synthetic Fabric, Steel, Aluminum, Elastic

	Dimensions
	Approximate: 2.54 x 66.04 x 36.83cm (1in. x 2ft 2in. x 1ft 2 1/2in.)

	Summary
	This urine collection and transfer device was part of the equipment aboard the Command Module of the Apollo 11 mission in July 1969, and was assigned to command module pilot Michael Collins.

	Summary
	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.

	Summary
	NASA transferred this to the Museum in 1970 with other Apollo 11 equipment.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Transferred from NASA

	Inventory Number
	A19791763000

	Type
	PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Hygiene & Waste Management

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