General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

NON-FERROUS METAL CASING WITH BRASS? & FERROUS METAL PARTS/ PLASTIC TUBING & PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

61.1 cm

Width

45.8 cm

Height

64.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Space Technology

Category

Space science

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

AASTRA

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Downsview

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1988

Canada

EQUIPMENT DEVELOPED BY A CANADIAN AEROSPACE COMPANY AS PART OF THE CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY MICROGRAVITYPROGRAMME. IT WAS FLOWN ON CANADA'S T-33 PARABOLIC FLIGHT AIRCRAFT.

Function

EQUIPMENT FLOWN ON A PARABOLIC FLIGHT AIRCRAFT TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECT OF MICROGRAVITY ON THE MANUFACTURE OF COMPOSITE CERAMICS USING SOL-GEL TECHNOLOGY.

Technical

THE EXPERIMENT SHOWED THAT IN MICROGRAVITY MORE HOMOGENOUS TWO PHASE COMPOSITE CERAMICS CAN BE PRODUCED. WITH THE ADVENT OF THESPACE STATION ERA, THESE RESULTS WILL ASSIST IN THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF CERAMIC MATERIALS, WHICH ARE USED IN MANY INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

DECAL READING 'AASTRA' WITH LOGO ON ONE LONG SIDE/ BLACK MARKINGS ON GAUGE READING 'MARSHALL/ TOWN', 'MADE IN U.S.A.', & '5999A', WITH SCALE MARKED FOR 0 TO -100 kPa & 0 TO 30 in. Hg

Missing

NONE

Finish

WHITE ENAMEL PAINTED CASING/ PLATED, BRASS COLOURED, & BLACK PAINTED PARTS/ COLOURLESS, TRANSPARENT TUBING

Decoration

N/A