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- Energy absorbing damper assembly for the arm rest.
- The LM had no seats, so the astronauts were supported by cables and armrests.
- Two of these dampers were mounted on each arm rest to absorb the inertia of the moving mass of the astronaut as the LM landed on the moon.
Also see:
Cutaway Grumman engineering drawing of the armrest damper:
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0.83 lbs. (0.38 kg)
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