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Rocket, Sounding, Aerobee, Instrument Rack
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Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Naval Research Laboratory
- Summary
- This is an instrumentation rack with intact aspect magnetometers and some electronics that flew on an Aerobee sounding rocket. This rack includes a battery box, junction box, an optical aspect sensor, and apertures for UV photometers. This artifact is part of a collection of high-energy detectors from the Naval Research Laboratory (see Catalogue numbers 19880001000-19880017000).
- Transferred from NRL to the Museum in 1987.
- Alternate Name
- Aerobee Instrument Rack
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the Naval Research Laboratory
- Inventory Number
- A19880018000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- INSTRUMENTS-Scientific
- Materials
- Mixed metals, electronics
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 243.8 x 40.6cm (96 x 16 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
- Exhibit Station
- Rockets & Missiles
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19880018000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv920f8b957-a4bb-417c-8c87-d2158dbe89c7
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