Object Details
Summary
This container held experiment equipment flown as a "Getaway Special" on the STS 61-C Space Shuttle mission in 1986. Getaway Specials are containers in the payload bay for automated experiments that require no crew attention. A hospital flew the Joint Utilization of Laser Integrated Experiments (JULIE) to study the effects of laser light and cosmic radiation on various medical materials and human tissues. The apparatus included a small laser, a blood-typing machine, and syringes of blood samples and medications. The hospital donated some of the experiment equipment to the Museum after the mission.
Credit Line
Gift of St. Mary's Hospital, Milwaukee
Inventory Number
A19860277000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Containers
Materials
aluminum or stainless steel, with adhesive paper decals; rubber, metal wires, foil, mylar
Dimensions
3-D: 35.6 x 50.8cm (14 x 20 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Exhibit Station
Space Science
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19860277000