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- OBJECT TYPE
- GAS SHUTTLE EXPERIMENT
- DATE
- 1985
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1999.0124.001
- MANUFACTURER
- National Research Council
- MODEL
- RESOLIDIFICATION OF CADMIUM
- LOCATION
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 17
- AKA
- Cadmium sample
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1-.10 GLASS BOTTLES WITH PLASTIC CAPS, METAL DISKS, PLASTIC TUBING & METAL RODS/.11 LEATHER WITH METAL PARTS, SYNTHETIC HANDLE/.12-.13 ALUMINUM/.14 TRANSITE (CALCIUM SILICATE) WITH METAL & SYNTHETIC WIRING/ 15 ALUMINUM BASE & RODS, GLASS TUBES, METAL FOIL, SYNTHETIC?/.16-.17 PLASTIC BOXES CONTAINING PARTS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 45.0 cm
- Width
- 39.0 cm
- Height
- 8.7 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
- NRC
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Manitoba
- City
- Winnipeg
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1985 - SHUTTLE MISSION STS-61 WHICH LASTED NOV. 23 - DEC. 3, 1985
- Canada
-
CANADIAN GAS (GET-AWAY SPECIAL) EXPERIMENT FLOWN ON SHUTTLE ATLANTIS FLIGHT STS-61B IN NOV.-DEC 1985; IT WAS IN SAME CANISTER CONTAINING TELESAT CANADA'S MIRRORS IN SPACE EXPERIMENT (CSTMC 1987.0478). EXPERIMENT WAS DESIGNED BY DR. FRED R. LIPSETT OF PHYSICS DIVISION OF NRC. - Function
-
EXPERIMENT DESIGNED TO DETERMINE EFFECTS OF RESOLIDIFICATION OF CADMIUM WHEN MELTED IN SPACE IN MICRO-GRAVITY CONDITIONS. - Technical
-
GETAWAY SPECIALS WERE OFFERED BY NASA FOR SMALL, AUTOMATED, SHORT DURATION, DEVELOPMENTAL EXPERIMENTS. THIS EXPERIMENT BY NRC INVOLVED MELTING & RESOLIDIFICATION OF CADMIUM IN ORDER TO OBSERVE EXTERNAL SHAPE & CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF RESOLIDIFIED METAL. SEE ARTICLES BY DR. LIPSETT & SUMMARY IN SUPP. INFO. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1-.10 HANDWRITTEN LABELS READING.1 S1/ ATLANTIS/ SMALL PACK/ O TEETH/ U OF T CADMIUM/ RED PAINT/ (ORANGE DYE)/ WAS IN CENTRE/ OF BUNDLE A";.2 "S2/ ATLANTIS/ SMALL PACK/ O TEETH/ NRC CADMIUM/ GREEN PAINT/ (Blue Dye)";.3 "S3/ ATLANTIS/ SMALL PACK/ O TEETH/ NRC CADMIUM/ GREEN PAINT/ (Blue Dye)";.4 "S4/ ATLANTIS/ SMALL PACK/ 4 TEETH/ NRC CADMIUM/ GREEN PAINT/ (Blue Dye)";.5 "S5/ ATLANTIS/ SMALL PACK/ 3 TEETH/ NRC CADMIUM/ GREEN PAINT/ (Blue Dye)";.6 "S5/ ATLANTIS/ SMALL PACK/ 3 TEETH/ U OF T CADMIUM/ RED PAINT/ (ORANGE DYE)";.7 "L1/ ATLANTIS/ LARGE PACK/ 0 TEETH/ U OF T CADMIUM/ RED PAINT/ (ORANGE DYE)"; (CONT'D IN DECORATION)
- Missing
- CANISTER END FLANGE; OTHERWISE UNKNOWN
- Finish
- .1-.10 COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS, BLACK CAPS, METALLIC DISK & ROD, YELLOWED TUBING/.11 DARK BROWN EXTERIOR, BLACK INTERIOR, PLATED TRIM, BROWN HANDLE/.12-.13 BRUSHED METAL/.14 GREY CERAMIC WITH BLACK & RED WIRE COVERING/.15 BRUSHED ALUMINUM, COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS, METALLIC FOIL, GREEN & BLACKCOATING/.16-.17 BLUE BOXES WITH MULTICOLOURED PARTS
- Decoration
- MARKINGS:.8 "L2/ ATLANTIS/ LARGE PACK/ 0 TEETH/ LARGE OD/ U OF T CADMIUM/ (OR NRC)/ RED PAINT/ UNMELTED";.9 "L3/ ATLANTIS/ LARGE PACK/ 3 TEETH/ NRC CADMIUM/ GREEN PAINT/ (BLUE DYE)";.10 "L4/ ATLANTIS/ LARGE PACK/ 0 TEETH/ LARGE OD/ U OF T CADMIUM/ (OR NRC)/ GREEN PAINT/ UNMELTED"/.11 MARKED "DIPLOMAT"; CW HANDWRITTEN TAG READING "SPECIMENS FLOWN/ ON ATLANTIS/ 26 NOV - 3 DEC 1985"
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