Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

S/O

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

17

Ou

Échantillon de cadmium

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

.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

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

45,0 cm

Largeur

39,0 cm

Hauteur

8,7 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Technologie de l'espace

Catégorie

Engin spatial habite

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

NRC

Pays

Canada

État/province

Manitoba

Ville

Winnipeg

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Ontario

Période

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.

Fonction

EXPERIMENT DESIGNED TO DETERMINE EFFECTS OF RESOLIDIFICATION OF CADMIUM WHEN MELTED IN SPACE IN MICRO-GRAVITY CONDITIONS.

Technique

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.

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

.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)

Manque

CANISTER END FLANGE; OTHERWISE UNKNOWN

Fini

.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

Décoration

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"