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Object details:

Object Name: Tongs, Long
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19810703000

	Object Name
	Tongs, Long

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9aaf01104-7b2d-46a9-a065-b8e8d56cf8d2

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Manufacturer
	NASA, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center

	Materials
	aluminum (handle), stainless steel (tines)

	Dimensions
	Overall: 2ft 8in., 0.5lb. (81.28cm, 0.2kg)

	Dimensions
	Other (Handle): 4 3/4in. (12cm)

	Summary
	Tongs were used for collecting small rocks (less than 6-10 in. diameter). Their long reach compensated for the difficulty posed by the inflexibility of the astronauts' space suit in bending over to pick up samples. These 32-inch tongs, which replaced a shorter model used on Apollo 11 - 14, were stored in the large tool carrier on the lunar rover. This artifact was used for training.

	Summary
	NASA transferred these tongs to the Museum in 1978.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Transferred from NASA, Johnson Space Center.

	Inventory Number
	A19810703000

	Type
	EQUIPMENT-Lunar

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