Usage Conditions May Apply Usage Conditions Apply There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and image viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. More - https://iiif.si.edu View Manifest View in Mirador Viewer Usage Conditions May Apply Usage Conditions Apply There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and image viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. More - https://iiif.si.edu View Manifest View in Mirador Viewer Usage Conditions May Apply Usage Conditions Apply There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and image viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. More - https://iiif.si.edu View Manifest View in Mirador Viewer Usage Conditions May Apply Usage Conditions Apply There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and image viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. More - https://iiif.si.edu View Manifest View in Mirador Viewer Usage conditions may apply

This device allowed the Apollo 11 astronauts to determine the radiation in the crew compartment. It was fully portable, self-contained, and provided a direct reading of radiation dose rates calibrated in rads/hr. In the event of a radiation emergency (such as a solar flare) it could be used to find a habitable, low-dose region within the spacecraft. During flight it was clamped in a bracket mounted to the Guidance and Navigation conditioning panel.

This unit flown in the Command Module during the Apollo 11 mission and was transferred to the Smithsonian in 1970.

 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-Medical Manufacturer General Dynamics, Ft. Worth Division
 Dimensions 3-D: 24.9 × 5.7cm (9 13/16 in. × 2 1/4 in.)
 Materials Overall - metal
 Inventory Number A19980075000 Credit Line Transferred from NASA/JSC; must be offered back to NASA upon deaccession Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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Astronaut Eugene Cernan dines aboard the Apollo 17 command module.
Deep dive

Apollo Astronaut Life