Base, Support Structure Base, ICBC, IMAX

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Object Details

Manufacturer

IMAX Corporation

Summary

NASA used this support base to hold the IMAX payload bay camera while preparing it for installation in the in the payload bay of the space shuttle. The camera was mounted inside an insulated pressurized container in the payload bay. Using a sling, the camera was lifted off this base and installed in the container, which was then mounted on brackets to position the container at the correct angle for filming.

Gift of the IMAX Corporation in 2011.

Credit Line

Gift of the IMAX Corporation

Inventory Number

A20120259015

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

EQUIPMENT-Photographic

Materials

Non-Magnetic White Metal

Ferrous Alloy

Paints

Plastic

Adhesive Tape

Ink

Adhesive

Dimensions

Overall: 60 × 35.6 × 54.6cm, 22.8kg (1 ft. 11 5/8 in. × 1 ft. 2 in. × 1 ft. 9 1/2 in., 50.2lb.)

Country of Origin

Canada

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv91ea3f468-5d2d-4032-882f-79f25358ecc2

Record ID

nasm_A20120259015