Manufacturer:

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology  Search this

Materials:

Plastic

Non Magnetic White Metal Alloy

Fiberglass

Steel

Paint

Cadmium Plating

Foam

Paper

Adhesive

Ink

Dimensions:

3-D (Larger piece, Length x Diameter): 80 × 15.2cm (31 1/2 × 6 in.)

Type:

MODELS-Uncrewed Spacecraft & Parts

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Summary:

One of several full-size replicas of the Explorer 1 spacecraft instrumentation section in the collection. Represents the visible nature of the instrumentation housed in the Explorer 1 payload shroud, depicted by other objects in the collection. This example is a labeled fiberglass and plastic display object.

Transferred to NASM by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory via NASA in February 1975.

Credit Line:

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Inventory Number:

A19751444000

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv95c7fdecb-68b5-494b-9340-b3bea4062159

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A19751444000