Object Details
Manufacturer
IMAX Corporation
Summary
NASA used this support bracket to hold the IMAX payload bay camera prior to installation and during use in its special container in the payload bay of the space shuttle. This black bracket was attached to the camera while the long support rods sat in a base unit prior to loading in the container. Using a sling, the camera was lifted off the base and installed in the container.
Gift of the IMAX Corporation in 2011.
Credit Line
Gift of the IMAX Corporation
Inventory Number
A20120259016
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Photographic
Materials
HAZMAT: Cadmium Plating
Steel
Aluminum
Copper Alloy
Dimensions
3-D: 62.2 × 26.7 × 8.9cm (2 ft. 1/2 in. × 10 1/2 in. × 3 1/2 in.)
Country of Origin
Canada
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A20120259016