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Core Tube Assembly, Apollo
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Core Tube Assembly, Apollo
16 x 1in. diameter; aluminum core tube with screw cap on end, pull ring on other; 2cm diameter core tube sleeve inside.
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Usage Conditions May Apply
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Core Tube Assembly, Apollo
16 x 1in. diameter; aluminum core tube with screw cap on end, pull ring on other; 2cm diameter core tube sleeve inside.
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Display Status:
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Collection Item Summary:
This type of 2-cm diameter core tube was used on Apollo missions 11, 12, and 14. Each core tube had a bit on one end and an adapter screw on the other end. The astronaut attached an extension handle to the adapter, placed the core tube on the soil, and drove it into the soil by hitting the top of the handle with a hammer. Once pulled from the soil, the bit was replaced by a cap. Two tubes could be screwed together to make a longer tube. It was transferred to the Smithsonian in 1975.