Plaque, commemorative

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OBJECT TYPE: COLLAGE
DATE: 1987
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1989.0446.001

MANUFACTURER: NASA
MODEL: ALOUETTE 1
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PAPER PHOTOGRAPH, DRAWING, LABELS/ CARDBOARD MATS/ METAL FRAME WITH SYNTHETIC GLAZING/ METAL PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 53.0 cm
Width: 42.8 cm
Height: 2.9 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Space Technology
Category: Commemorative
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: NASA
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1987
Canada: ALOUETTE 1 WAS CANADA'S FIRST SPACECRAFT, FIRST TO BE DESIGNED & BUILT BY NATION OTHER THAN USA OR USSR. ALOUETTE 1 & 2 BROUGHT CANADA INTO SPACE AGE & PROVIDED IMPETUS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF CANADIAN SPACE INDUSTRY, WHICH PROVIDED SOME COMPONENTS. THEIR PIONEERING IONOSPHERIC STUDIES HELPED IMPROVE CANADIAN COMMUNICATIONS.
Function: PLAQUE COMMEMORATING 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF LAUNCH OF THE ALOUETTE 1 SATELLITE. IT WAS PRESENTED TO PEOPLE OF CANADA BY NATIONAL AERONAUTICAL & SPACE ADMINISTRATION.
Technical: ALOUETTE WAS SOPHISTICATED SATELLITE FOR ITS TIME & GAVE CANADA KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE TO DEVELOP LATER ISIS, HERMES & ANIK SATELLITES USED FORSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH & COMMUNICATIONS. ALOUETTE 1 OPERATED FROM 1962 TO 1972, FAR BEYOND ITS EXPECTED LIFESPAN.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRIMARY LABEL READS "Presented to/ The People of Canada/ in commemoration of the 25th Anniversary/ of the launch of Alouette I/ and the entry of Canada into the/ Space Era/ James C. Fletcher/ Administrator/ National Aeronautical/ and Space Administration/ October 5, 1987"/ LABEL READS "Alouette I 1oth Anniversary Ionogram/ received September 19, 1972"
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: B&W PHOTOGRAPH/ BLACK & WHITE DRAWING & LABELS/ RED, WHITE, & BLUE DRAWING/ LIGHT GREY BACKING/ RED & CHARCOAL GREY MATS/ BRUSHED METAL FRAME/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLAZING
Decoration: N/A

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NASA, Plaque, commemorative, 1987, Artifact no. 1989.0446, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1989.0446.001/

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