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Dosimeter, Passive Radiation, Personal, Apollo 11

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This object is on display in the Apollo to the Moon exhibition at the Museum in Washington, DC.


Dosimeter, Passive Radiation, Personal, Apollo 11

 

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Manufacturer:   General Dynamics, Ft. Worth Division

Country of Origin: United States of America

Dimensions:
Approximately: 3 1/4 inches long x 2 1/4 inces wide x 3/4 inch deep. (8.26 x 5.72 x 1.91cm)

Materials:
Overall: aluminum, plastic, glass

This dosimeter was flown on the Apollo 11 in July 1969. Dosimeters were designed to measure the cumulative radiation doses each astronaut received during the course of the mission.

Transferred to the National Air and Space Museum from NASA in 1972.

Transferred from NASA


Inventory number: A19980047000