Textile Hall at National Museum of History and Technology ; Presentation of Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG) to National Air and Space Museum
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Creator: Smithsonian Institution Photographic Services Division
Form/Genre: Black-and-white negatives
Date: 1970
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 11-008, Box 16, Image No. OPA-1689
Textile Hall at National Museum of History and Technology. ; Presentation of SNAP-27 Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG) [A19731201000] by General Electric to the National Air and Space Museum in the Arts and Industries Building, with Secretary S. Dillon Ripley, Neil A. Armstrong, and Colonel Michael Collins. This "Atomic Battery" was used on the Apollo 12 mission.
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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 11-008, Box 16, Image No. OPA-1689
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SIA Acc. 11-008 [OPA-1689]
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