Irregularly-shaped, primarily a dark grey non-ferrous metal cylindrical body with turbine wheel of the pump, exposed and at the side of the cylindrical body; this wheel connected internally to a shaft, the opposite end of this shaft, of aluminum, projecting from the opposite side of the cylindrical body; a 5-in. long steel pipe , 1/2 in. o.d., projecting at a slight angle from the bottom of the cylindrical body; a shorter, larger diameter shaft, with a six-sided steel nut at base, projecting from the top of the cylindrical body of pump. Created by Eric Long Date Created 06/24/2014 Source Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Keywords Engineers; Exploration; Inventors; Rockets; Space Rights and Restrictions CC0
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