Object Details
Manufacturer
Perkin-Elmer Corporation
Summary
This is the original mounting cradle and associated transport and maneuvering assembly used to hold the flight primary mirror for the Hubble Space Telescope during the manufacturing and testing process. This cradle was specially designed to hold the heavy but fragile mirror when moved among different locations during the manufacturing process. A wheeled transporter was custom designed to allow the cradle-mounted mirror to be moved about and to rotate it in the vertical plane.
The assembly was manufactured by the Perkin Elmer Company. It was donated to NASM by NASA by Raytheon, the successor organization, in 2000. The cradle holds the backup Hubble Space Telescope Mirror. It was slightly modified for display.
Credit Line
Transferred from the Raytheon Company through the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard Space Flight Center
Inventory Number
A20010288001
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Design, Manufacture, Test
Materials
Iron, Stainless Steel
A20010288001D: Steel, Copper Alloy, Cadmium Plating, Stainless Steel, Adhesive, Foil, Paint, Plastic, Ink
A20010288001E: Steel
Dimensions
3-D: 279.4 × 152.4 × 304.8cm (11.0 × 6.0 × 10 ft.)
Storage (A20010288001D&E): 64.8 × 64.8 × 41.6cm (25 1/2 × 25 1/2 × 16 3/8 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A20010288001