General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC CAPS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

23.5 cm

Width

12.7 cm

Height

9.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Space Technology

Category

Manned spacecraft

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

SPAR

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

City

Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

CANADIANDESIGNED & BUILT CANADARM WAS CANADA'S CONTRIBUTION TO U.S. SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM AND SUCCESSFUL COMMERCIAL VENTURE FOR CANADA'S SPACE INDUSTRY. FIRST RMS WAS MFD. BY CANADIAN FIRMS UNDER CONTRACT TO NRC & WAS GIVEN TO NASA. NASA THEN PURCHASED ADDITIONAL UNITS TO EQUIP ALL ORBITAL VEHICLES.

Function

COMPONENT OF CANADARM JOINT THAT ACCEPTED 28 VOLT DC ELECTRICAL SUPPLYFED TO ARM BY ORBITER & CONDITIONED IT TO VOLTAGE REQUIRED BY INSTRUMENTATION OF JOINT. EACH YAW, PITCH OR ROLL JOINT IN SHOULDER, ELBOW OR WRIST SECTIONS CONTAINED POWER CONDITIONER. THIS WAS DEVELOPMENTAL VERSION (REF. 4).

Technical

PART DESIGNED FOR SPACE SHUTTLE'S PROTOTYPE REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM. THIS WAS DEVELOPMENTAL, BREADBOARD VERSION (REF. 4).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

DECALS READING 'spar technology limited, a division of/ SPAR aero- space products ltd./ Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec/ SPAR', 'SRMS JPC/ DEVELOPMENTAL B/B', & 'GOVT. FURNISHED/ PROPERTY/ G0060526'.

Missing

N/A

Finish

METALLIC CASING/ RED PLASTIC

Decoration

N/A