Object Details
- Manufacturer
- General Electric Company
- Summary
- This is a cutaway model of unknown scale of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Biosatellite 3, which in June 1969 carried a pig-tailed monkey named Bonnie to study the effects of the space environment on living organisms. This was the last flight in the Biosatellite program that started in 1963. Biosatellite 3 was to stay in orbit for 30 days, but Bonnie's deteriorating health forced the mission's termination after eight days. Nevertheless, important biomedical data was acquired.
- The model was built by the General Electric Company, manufacturer of the real satellites, and donated by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center.
- Inventory Number
- A19760798000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MODELS-Uncrewed Spacecraft & Parts
- Materials
- Plastic, Wood, Paint, Aluminum
- Dimensions
- Overall: 9in. x 5 5/8in. x 9 1/4in. (22.86 x 14.29 x 23.5cm)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19760798000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv91803b55d-0a0c-4c49-b0bd-bdedf1a33f17
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