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Object details:

Object Name: Styptic Pencil, Personal Hygiene Kit, Space Shuttle, STS-7, 8, 9
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19850471008

	Object Name
	Styptic Pencil, Personal Hygiene Kit, Space Shuttle, STS-7, 8, 9

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv900441aa3-5d4b-4bcf-8b90-df75dfc557d0

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Materials
	Alum

	Dimensions
	Approximate: 4.1 × 1cm (1 5/8 × 3/8 in.)

	Dimensions
	Approximate: 3.8 × 1cm (1 1/2 × 3/8 in.)

	Dimensions
	Approximate: 1.6 × 1cm (5/8 × 3/8 in.)

	Dimensions
	Approximate: 1 × 1cm (3/8 × 3/8 in.)

	Summary
	Each astronaut aboard a spacecraft has a personal hygiene kit with items for cleanliness and grooming during the mission. Contents typically include a comb, hairbrush, toothbrush, toothpaste, dental floss, soap, shaving supplies, lip balm, deodorant, skin cream, nail clippers, sleep mask, and ear plugs.This styptic pencil helps stop bleeding from small cuts or shaving nicks. Astronauts can choose their own items from selected brands. NASA transferred to the Museum a variety of extra items from personal hygiene kits packed for the STS-7, -8, and -9 Space Shuttle missions of 1983.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

	Inventory Number
	A19850471008

	Type
	PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Hygiene & Waste Management

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