Topic: Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11-flown McDivitt purse
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 03-21-2015 06:33 AM
National Air and Space Museum video release
Going Through Neil Armstrong's Purse
Curator Allan Needell and object conservator Lisa Young explore the contents of a bag retained by astronaut Neil Armstrong after his historic Apollo 11 mission to the Moon in 1969.
The bag, referred to as the McDivitt Purse, was found in Armstrong's closet by his wife shortly after his death in 2012. Inside were items used in the Lunar Module while on the surface of the Moon.
Working together to examine physical evidence on the items and review historic records, Needell and Young have been able to piece together even more of the story of Apollo 11 and the astronauts who flew the mission.
LM-12 Member
Posts: 3207 From: Ontario, Canada Registered: Oct 2010
posted 03-30-2015 08:45 PM
Item #12 in the ALSJ table indicates that the Apollo 11 (LM-5) DAC part number is SEB33100100-206.
The LM-6 DAC is also identified as SEB33100100-206 in the Apollo 12 as-flown stowage list. The LM DACs on other missions have different dash numbers.
Is the dash number unique to one camera?
robsouth Member
Posts: 769 From: West Midlands, UK Registered: Jun 2005
posted 07-10-2015 09:43 AM
Has it been confirmed that this is the DAC used to record the landing and LEVA?
That's a good item to return. some of the other items I wouldn't have bothered with personally, for instance the Waste Management Cover, still I suppose the opportunity to return items as keepsakes was limited by weight.
The other two crew members knew about the bag, Collins mentions it in the air to ground transcripts, so they must have known that Armstrong was bringing home some lunar souvenirs.
SpaceAholic Member
Posts: 4437 From: Sierra Vista, Arizona Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-10-2015 03:36 PM
quote:Originally posted by LM-12: Is the dash number unique to one camera?
Denotes variant (of the base drawing number), which is not necessarily unique. Multiple copies were typically produced (even if only intended for single mission application).
LM-12 Member
Posts: 3207 From: Ontario, Canada Registered: Oct 2010
posted 07-10-2015 04:21 PM
The Apollo stowage lists do not indicate the DAC serial numbers, but I suspect the serial number would be unique to one camera.
LM-12 Member
Posts: 3207 From: Ontario, Canada Registered: Oct 2010
posted 11-18-2015 12:42 PM
The header (idendifier) at the beginning of each copy of the lunar surface exposed 16mm mag says footage shot with DAC SN 1035. So there is no doubt that Neil's DAC is the camera that was used.
I suspect that might not always be the case, though. I am not a photography expert, but from what I have seen, it seems to me that a typical calibration chart photo was taken pre-flight on the date and with the camera indicated on the chart. But the magazine could be used on a different camera on the mission.
Example: Apollo 15 Magazine 82/SS
The AS15-82 calibration chart is dated 7-16-71 using camera S/N 1038. But on the mission, Magazine 82/SS was used on camera S/N 1031 and the 500mm camera.
SpaceAholic Member
Posts: 4437 From: Sierra Vista, Arizona Registered: Nov 1999
posted 01-22-2016 12:17 PM
Anybody know if/where the Eagle DAC is on public display?
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 01-22-2016 03:09 PM
The DAC was briefly on display as part of the National Air and Space Museum's EVA 50 Years anniversary exhibit, which closed in June 2015. It will return on display as part of the new "Destination Moon" gallery set to open around 2020.
posted 03-21-2015 06:33 AM
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