Disposable Absorption Containment Trunk (DACT), Space Shuttle, Ride
Object Details
- Summary
- This undergarment was developed for use by female astronauts on early Shuttle flights, to be worn during launch or spacewalks, when the toilet was not accessible. Male astronauts could wear a urine collection hose and bag assembly. Nost astronauts now, both male and female, choose to use ordinary disposable undergarments when they are wearing pressure suits.
- NASA transferred several types of disposable underwear and urine/fecal collection devices to the Museum, including this one in 1999.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Data Source
- National Air and Space Museum
- Inventory Number
- A20000679000
- Manufacturer
- ILC Space Systems
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Undergarments
- Materials
- fabric, plastic
- Dimensions
- Approximate: 1 ft. 6 in. long x 1 ft. 10 in. wide (45.72 x 55.88cm)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
- Exhibit Station
- Human Spaceflight
- Record ID
- nasm_A20000679000
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