posted 09-28-2003 11:10 PM
What do space, astronauts and the moon have in common with the Dental Museum?Simple, The Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry opened the Oral Orbit exhibit featuring the original toothbrush used by the famous astronaut, Eugene A.Cernan during the Apollo X Mission in 1969.
Other items exhibited with the space toothbrush include a NASA letter of authenticity signed by Mr. Cernan, the Apollo X: The Final Dress Rehearsal Mission fun trivia and colorful photographs of mission equipment and the fascinating space environment.
Now showing in at the National Museum of Dentistry in Baltimore, Maryland through May 2004:
http://www.dentalmuseum.umaryland.edu/Oral%20Orbit%20Flyer.htm