Mirror relay experiment

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OBJECT TYPE
GAS SHUTTLE EXPERIMENT
DATE
1985
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1987.0498.001
MANUFACTURER
Telesat Canada
MODEL
MIRRORS IN SPACE
LOCATION
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
6
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
METALS/ SYNTHETIC/ GLASS/ CERAMIC

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
47.7 cm
Width
44.2 cm
Height
33.0 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Space Technology
Category
Manned spacecraft
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Telesat
Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
City
Ottawa

Context

Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
NOVEMBER 1985
Canada
FIRST CANADIAN GAS (GET-AWAY SPECIAL) EXPERIMENT DESIGNED BY 2 OTTAWA STUDENT (JEAN FRANCOIS DESCHENES & DANIEL REY) FOR A CONTEST SPONSORED BY TELESAT CANADA, & BUILT BY TELEGLOBE CANADA. IT PERFORMED SUCCESSFULLY ON SHUTTLE ATLANTIS FLIGHT OF 27 NOV. 1985 (REF 1 & 2).
Function
EXPERIMENT DESIGNED TO MAKE MIRRORS IN SPACE OUT OF HEATED AND VAPOURIZED ALUMINUM, SILVER & SODIUM, IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT SPACE-MADE MIRRORS ARE AN IMPROVEMENT OVER THOSE MADE IN GRAVITY ENVIRONMENT OF EARTH (REF 2)
Technical
GAS OR GET-AWAYSPECIALS WERE OFFERED BY NASA FOR SMALL,AUTOMATED, SHORT DURATION, DEVELOPMENTAL EXPERIMENTS. A GAS WAS A CYLINDRICAL CONTAINER RENTED FROM NASA AT A COST OF $3000. (REF 1)
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
.1 PART NOS., VACUUM CHAMBERS MARKED '1', '2', '4', '3', '5'/.2 ADHESIVE PAPER LABEL READING 'TC075534'.
Missing
N/A
Finish
.1 FLAT BLACK PAINTED CASING, METALLIC & PLATED VACUUM CHAMBERS & PARTS, MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC/.2 SILVERED GLASS & WHITE CERAMIC/.3 METALLIC/.4-.5 'SILVERED' GLASS IN PLASTIC CASES/.6 'SILVERED' PLEXIGLASS.
Decoration
N/A

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Telesat Canada, Mirror relay experiment, 1985, Artifact no. 1987.0498, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0498.001/

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