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Object details:

Object Name: Urinal Assembly, Skylab
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19850436000

	Object Name
	Urinal Assembly, Skylab

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv95711cf46-04d1-49db-8caa-f47d33c2a2ae

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Manufacturer
	R. E. Darling Co. Inc.

	Materials
	aluminum, rubber, fabric

	Dimensions
	Approximate: 2 1/2 in. diameter x 3 ft. 5 1/2 in. long (6.35 x 105.41cm)

	Summary
	This is a duplicate part of the Skylab fecal/urine collector, or toilet, adapted for use in weightlessness. The flexible urinal device, which was attached to a larger waste collection module, could be used in either an upright or seated position. Skylab astronauts, all males, used foot straps or a lap belt to stay in place when using the toilet, which was mounted on a wall, rather than the floor. NASA sent some of the extra Skylab equipment to the Museum when the program ended. This piece may have been used for engineering study.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Transferred from NASA Johnson Space Center

	Inventory Number
	A19850436000

	Type
	PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Hygiene & Waste Management

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