From: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!CAD:tektronix!tekmdp!bronze!alanj
Newsgroups: net.space
Title: Gray Tape
Article-I.D.: bronze.367
Posted: Tue Jan 11 14:16:11 1983
Received: Thu Jan 13 05:55:10 1983


It seems not all of the equipment that has gone into the US space effort
has been of "super high technology".

According to a short piece in the January *Space World*, we've been taking
aong good old fashioned duct tape for some time now.

The Appolo 13 crew "used it to tape maps together to make a box to hold a
carbon monoxide absorber designed for the command module but used in the
lunar module".

Another crew used maps and duct tape to improvise a fender for the lunar
rover.

On the last STS mission duct tape was used to tape Bill Lenoir to the floor
during a space sickness study (not related to the publicized problems).
The crew also took to improvising foot restraints --- just decide where
you want to stand (floor, wall, ceiling, etc), make a loop of tape and
you're stuck.

The article relates that, by the end of the mission they were running out
of tape and it had to be rationed!

	Alan Jeddeloh (tektronix!tekmdp!alanj