Tray, space physiology experiment
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- OBJECT TYPE
- bone loss
- DATE
- 1998
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2014.0362.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- OSTEO
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 0013
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 5
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal tray with synthetic circuit board, fan and knobs
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 47.6 cm
- Width
- 41.1 cm
- Height
- N/A
- 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
- 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
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Equipment used during Shuttle flight in group of space physiology experiments to investigate effects of microgravity on human body – aging and bone loss and mass. (Taken from Acquisition Proposal, see Ref. 1) - Technical
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Unique physiological experiments designed for a microgravity environment. (Taken from Acquisition Proposal, see Ref. 1) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Printed on the proper back: "[logo] CSA ASC/ OSTEO STS-95/ Canada"/ Engraved on a plate mounted on the proper back: "OSTEO FLIGHT TRAY/ PN-S2595R00 S/N - 0013"/ Printed on the proper front: "CB1/ POWER/ A/ B/ VALVE/ ACTIVE/ OSTEO/ TRAY/ [electronic number display]/ VALVE/ ACTIVE/ C/ D/ F FLUID CONTROL VALVES/ M1 M2 M3/ Millenium Biologix Inc./ H/ CPU/ L/ L1/ S1/ RS 232/ J2"
- Missing
- Missing all of the interior components, plungers and tubes
- Finish
- Blue finished metal tray with silver-coloured metal components and foil tape, red, black and yellow wires, a green printed circuit board with black, red and gold coloured components, black knobs and gold, silver and red colour coding.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Tray, space physiology experiment, circa 1998, Artifact no. 2014.0362, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2014.0362.001/
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