Extension handles were designed to be compatible with a variety of lunar tools, such as the hammer, scoop, drive tubes, 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 long extension handle was used for training and transferred from NASA to the Smithsonian in 1972.
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
3-D: 61 × 16 × 3.5cm (24 × 6 5/16 × 1 3/8 in.)
Overall: Stainless Steel, Aluminum
A19850609000
Transferred from NASA, Johnson Space Center.
National Air and Space Museum
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