A display in Kennedy Space Center of a tool kit. The torque wrench and extensions are Snap-On. I couldn't see the markings on the rest. Probably the most expensive ratchet strap I have ever looked at lol. These were in space aboard the Atlantis.
I wonder how many 10mm sockets they lost.
I wonder how many 10mm sockets they lost.
heheh...those say "snatch"...Hmmm, hope no one complains about some of that wording.
A hammer is a hammer is a hammer. In many cases the civilian part is made to the same standards as the "mil spec" part. The only difference is the mil spec #.
A hammer is a hammer is a hammer.
If an item is made from a material that meets the mil spec and said item meets mils spec. The only diff is one has the number on it.True to a degree, the "milspec" aspect indicates that the item has been tested against the spec and passed. Might be exactly the same as you could buy locally but a part of the "milspec" is that it has been purchased under a USG contract. So, yes in many/most cases the civilian item is nearly/exactly identical to the "milspec" version but the one with the NSN (National Stock Number) has undergone testing and has been awarded a contract.
Having said that, there are cases where the USG does a COTS (commercial off the shelf) purchase, sometimes those items get NSNs and sometimes they don't however most if not all of those items are not "milspec" at least initially