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Kit, Medical Accessories, Command Module, Apollo 11

National Air and Space Museum

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Manufacturer
B. Welson & Co., United States of America
Summary
This medical accessory kit was stowed in the Apollo 11 Command Module in a compartment on the right side wall beside the lunar module pilot couch. The kit has three component layers fitted with medical supplies and small medical equipment. It contains motion sickness injectors, pain suppression injectors, a two ounce bottle first aid ointment, one-ounce bottles of eye drops, nasal sprays, compress bandages, adhesive bandages, an oral thermometer and spare crew biomedical harnesses. Pills in the medical kit include antibiotics, nausea, stimulant, pain killer, decongestant, diarrhea, aspirin and sleeping.
This kit was flown on the Apollo 11 mission and was transferred to the Smithsonian in 1970 along other contents of the spacecraft.
Credit Line
Transferred from NASA, Manned Spacecraft Center.
Inventory Number
A19720647000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Medical
Materials
Bag: Beta Cloth, Velcro, Mylar Insulation
Contents: Bandages, Tablets, Thermometer, Eye Drops, Etc.
Dimensions
3-D: 9 × 7 × 6 in., 3lb. (22.9cm × 17.8cm × 15.2cm, 1.4kg)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Title
Kit, Medical Accessories, Command Module, Apollo 11
National Air and Space Museum
Record ID
nasm_A19720647000
Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9453e2573-adc3-4fca-a327-266758d0187d

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