Spacelab, Subsystems Igloo
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Object Details
- Manufacturer
- SABCA, VFW Fokker
- Summary
- Spacelab could be configured with an enclosed laboratory module, exposed platforms called pallets, or a module-pallet combination. The igloo canister was used on pallet-only missions. Mounted beside a pallet, it held subsystems that supplied power and other utilities to instruments and experiments on the pallet. Missions using an igloo included Spacelab 2, Astro-1, ATLAS-1, ATLAS-2, ATLAS-3, and Astro-2.
- Two igloo units were manufactured by the Belgian firm SABCA, and both were used in space. This one has intact exterior thermal insulation, but its internal hardware has been removed for reuse. NASA transferred it to the Museum when the Spacelab program ended in 1999.
- Alternate Name
- Spacelab Subsystems Igloo
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA Kennedy Space Center.
- Inventory Number
- A19990001003
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- SPACECRAFT-Crewed-Instruments & Payloads
- Materials
- Aluminum alloy canister with MLI multi-layer thermal insulation blankets (Nomex, aluminized mylar, gold foil, etc.)
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 304.8 x 152.4cm, 1134kg (10 x 60 in., 2500lb.)
- Storage (Crate): 120 x 60 x 60 in. (304.8 x 152.4 x 152.4cm)
- Country of Origin
- Belgium
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
- Exhibit Station
- Space Science
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19990001003
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9f39c974c-f9e4-4ec2-8404-dae4f5c83d83
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