General Information

Serial #

TL 17464

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD JOINT, EXTENSION PIECES, PARTS/ METAL PARTS.

Dimensions

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

Length

87.5 cm

Width

45.0 cm

Height

31.0 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

MODERN

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Scarborough

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

CANADIAN DESIGNED & BUILT CANADARM WAS CANADA'S CONTRIBUTION TO U.S. SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM AND SUCCESSFUL COMMERCIAL VENTURE FOR CANADA'S SPACE INDUSTRY. FIRST RMS WAS MFD. BY CANADIAN FIRMS UNDER CONTRACT TO NRC & WAS GIVEN TO NASA. NASA THEN PURCHASED ADDITIONAL UNITS TO EQUIP ALL ORBITAL VEHICLES.

Function

MOCK-UP OF RMS WRIST JOINT, USED BY ENGINEERS & TECHNICIANS AS A FULL-SCALE, 3 DIMENSIONAL REPRESENTATION OF JOINT FOR DESIGN PURPOSES & AS A MANNEQUIN FOR ROUTING OF WIRING, FITTING OF THERMAL BLANKETS ETC. ALSO USED FOR P.R. PURPOSES TO ILLUSTRATE THE FINISHED PRODUCT (REF. 4).

Technical

CANADARM WRIST JOINT WAS DESIGNED FOR SPACE SHUTTLE'S PROTOTYPE REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE READING: 'MODERN PATTERN WORKS LTD./ 25 Civic Rd./ SCARBOROUGH,ONT. 751-5272-3/ Wood & Metal Patterns, Models, Jigs/ Fixtures & General Woodwork'/ HANDWRITTEN ADHESIVE TAPE LABEL READING 'TL 17464'/ HANDWRITTEN PART NO. & NAMES ON PARTS & ADHESIVE TAPE LABELS.

Missing

N/A

Finish

GREY ENAMEL PAINTED WOOD/ UNFINISHED WOOD PARTS/ METALLIC& BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED METAL PARTS/ TRANSPARENT YELLOW & GREEN ADHESIVE TAPE.

Decoration

N/A