Knob
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- OBJECT TYPE
- replacement/colour coded
- DATE
- 1998
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2014.0362.005
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 5
- Total Parts
- 5
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal knob
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 3.3 cm
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- 3.8 cm
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Space Technology
- Category
- Space science
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 29 October to November 7, 1998
- Canada
-
Canadian designed set of microgravity experiments which was Canada’s contribution to the international microgravity laboratory on the U.S. space shuttle. Astronauts used this equipment during the 1998 Discovery mission with John Glenn. Teams at U of T and UBC developed the apparatus; It was one of the most successful Canadian experiment on the Shuttle. (Taken from Acquisition Proposal, see Ref. 1) - Function
-
Colour-coded knob used to adjust the experiment's settings. - Technical
-
Unique physiological experiments designed for a microgravity environment. (Taken from Acquisition Proposal, see Ref. 1) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- None apparent
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Red-finished metal knob
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Knob, circa 1998, Artifact no. 2014.0362, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2014.0362.005/
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