Extension handles were designed to be compatible with a variety of lunar tools, such as the hammer, scoop, and rake. Two types of extension handles were employed during the Apollo era; a shorter version (23.75 in) was flown on Apollo 11 and 12, and a longer one (35.5 in) was used on subsequent missions.
This particular short extension handle was used for training and was transferred to the Smithsonian from NASA - Manned Spacecraft Center in 1974.
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
United States of America
EQUIPMENT-Lunar
NASA Manned Spacecraft Center
3-D: 61 × 15.5 × 4cm (2 ft. × 6 1/8 in. × 1 9/16 in.)
3-D (Storage): 78.1 × 15.2 × 3.2cm (2 ft. 6 3/4 in. × 6 in. × 1 1/4 in.)
Aluminum Alloy
Ferrous Alloy
A19750031000
Transferred from NASA, Johnson Space Center.
National Air and Space Museum
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