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Documented sample bags were numbered bags with closures that allowed samples to be identified and kept separate from one another. These bags were grouped into dispensers which provided easy access for the astronauts. Although documented sample bags of several different configurations were used on the Apollo missions, two basic shapes described most bags -- cup-shaped and flat rectangular. The cup-shaped bags came in sets of 35 (used on the Apollo 12 and Apollo 14 missions) and in sets of 48 (used on the Apollo 17 mission). Flat rectangular bags in sets of 20 were used on Apollo 15, 16 and 17.

This set of flat bags was transferred to the Smithsonian from NASA in 1974.

 Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type EQUIPMENT-Lunar Dimensions 3-D (DIspenser): 20 × 5 × 28cm (7 7/8 × 1 15/16 × 11 in.)
3-D (Single bag): 22 × 0.2 × 21cm (8 11/16 × 1/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
 Materials Frames: Aluminum
Bags: Polyethelyne
 Inventory Number A19810920001 Credit Line Transferred from NASA - Johnson Space Center Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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