Object Details
Manufacturer
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Summary
Back-up film door assembly that was to have been used on planned second Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM). This door provided access for renewing instrument film supply by astronauts. The ATM was the major scientific instrument aboard Skylab, which was put into Earth orbit in May 1973 and operated for 8 months. ATM included eight major scientific instruments as well as a number of smaller experiments, and were designed to be operated and serviced by three sets of visiting astronauts. These instruments observed the sun in a broad range of the spectrum from the visual through the x-ray regions. ATM also included a white-light coronagraph, which examined the Sun's outermost atmosphere. It was transferred to NASM by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in 1986.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19860267000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
SPACECRAFT-Crewed-Instruments & Payloads
Materials
Lightweight metal and glass
Dimensions
3-D: 78.7 x 25.4 x 38.1cm (31 x 10 x 15 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Location
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Hangar
James S. McDonnell Space Hangar
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19860267000