General Information

Serial #

201

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CONSISTS OF 5 LAYERS (INSIDE TO OUT): 1) GOLDIZED KAPTON (POLYMIDE) SIMILAR TO MYLAR - PERFORATED TO LET HEAT OUT & WITH GOLDIZED OUTER SIDE; 2) MESH; 3) DOUBLE-SIDED GOLDIZED KAPTON; 4-5) SYNTHETIC "BETA" CLOTH - FIBREGLASS LAYER IMPREGNATED WITH TEFLON/ SYNTHETIC VELCRO FASTENERS/ COPPER WIRE WITH RUBBER INSULATION

Dimensions

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

Length

18.5 cm

Width

11.5 cm

Height

16.5 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

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1980S

Canada

PART OF CANADARM, SUCCESSFUL CANADIAN REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM USED ON U.S. SPACE SHUTTLES FROM 1980S TO 2000+. CANADIAN DESIGNED & BUILT CANADARM WAS CANADA'S CONTRIBUTION TO SHUTTLE PROGRAM & WAS SUCCESSFUL COMMERCIAL VENTURE FOR CANADA'S SPACE INDUSTRY. NASA HAS EQUIPPED ALL ORBITAL VEHICLES WITH CANADIAN RMS UNITS.

Function

PROTECTIVE COVERING FOR CANADARM PART, PROVIDING BARRIER TO RETAIN & REFLECT HEAT, MAINTAINING THERMAL STABILIZATION. GOLD FOIL LINING ALSO SERVED TO REDUCE STATIC BUILD-UP ACQUIRED THROUGH COLLISION WITH IONIZED PARTICLES IN IONOSPHERE DURING FLIGHT; GROUNDING WIRE WOULD BE ATTACHED TO CANADARM'S GROUNDING CIRCUIT.

Technical

CANADARM USED DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY (E.G. STEPPER MOTORS, DIGITAL ENCODERS, ETC). CONTROLLED BY COMPUTERS IN ITS DESIGN. LATER VERSIONS HAD CCD CAMERAS (ALSO CANADIAN) FOR IMPROVED VISION. THERMAL BLANKET WAS ESSENTIAL TO PROTECT ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS FROM BOTH HEAT & STATIC ELECTRICITY.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BLACK STAMPED LETTERING ON INTERIOR EDGE READING "S/N 201" & "51140J1763-13"

Missing

COMPLETE - FABRIC IS SOILED IN SOME SPOTS & THERE IS ONE SMALL TEAR TO INTERIOR LINING

Finish

WHITE OUTER LAYER/ WHITE VELCRO/ GOLD COLOURED LINING/ WHITE INSULATION COVERING COPPER COLOURED WIRE

Decoration

N/A