Shingle, Rene 41, Mercury Capsule #14
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Object Details
- Manufacturer
- McDonnell Aircraft
- Summary
- This is one of the Rene 41 shingles that covered Mercury capsule #14. The capsule was launched on top of Little Joe rockets in two test flights at Wallops Island in early 1961. Rene 41 was an alloy made of nickel, chromium, cobalt, molybdenum, titanium, and several other metals. The shingles were designed to protect the capsule from the tremendous heat generated during its reentry in to the Earth's atmosphere. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration transferred the shingle to NASM.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Inventory Number
- A19711521001
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- SPACECRAFT-Crewed-Parts & Structural Components
- Materials
- Rene 41, plated steel
- Dimensions
- Overall (shingle): 27.31 x 23.5 x 1.27cm (10 3/4in. x 9 1/4in. x 1/2in.)
- 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_A19711521001
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9aad221e5-23d5-4f1d-9c82-dc5fb75325bc
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