General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

17

AKA

Cadmium sample

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1-.10 GLASS BOTTLES WITH PLASTIC CAPS, METAL DISKS, PLASTIC TUBING & METAL RODS/.11 LEATHER WITH METAL PARTS, SYNTHETIC HANDLE/.12-.13 ALUMINUM/.14 TRANSITE (CALCIUM SILICATE) WITH METAL & SYNTHETIC WIRING/ 15 ALUMINUM BASE & RODS, GLASS TUBES, METAL FOIL, SYNTHETIC?/.16-.17 PLASTIC BOXES CONTAINING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

45.0 cm

Width

39.0 cm

Height

8.7 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

NRC

Country

Canada

State/Province

Manitoba

City

Winnipeg

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1985 - SHUTTLE MISSION STS-61 WHICH LASTED NOV. 23 - DEC. 3, 1985

Canada

CANADIAN GAS (GET-AWAY SPECIAL) EXPERIMENT FLOWN ON SHUTTLE ATLANTIS FLIGHT STS-61B IN NOV.-DEC 1985; IT WAS IN SAME CANISTER CONTAINING TELESAT CANADA'S MIRRORS IN SPACE EXPERIMENT (CSTMC 1987.0478). EXPERIMENT WAS DESIGNED BY DR. FRED R. LIPSETT OF PHYSICS DIVISION OF NRC.

Function

EXPERIMENT DESIGNED TO DETERMINE EFFECTS OF RESOLIDIFICATION OF CADMIUM WHEN MELTED IN SPACE IN MICRO-GRAVITY CONDITIONS.

Technical

GETAWAY SPECIALS WERE OFFERED BY NASA FOR SMALL, AUTOMATED, SHORT DURATION, DEVELOPMENTAL EXPERIMENTS. THIS EXPERIMENT BY NRC INVOLVED MELTING & RESOLIDIFICATION OF CADMIUM IN ORDER TO OBSERVE EXTERNAL SHAPE & CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF RESOLIDIFIED METAL. SEE ARTICLES BY DR. LIPSETT & SUMMARY IN SUPP. INFO.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1-.10 HANDWRITTEN LABELS READING.1 S1/ ATLANTIS/ SMALL PACK/ O TEETH/ U OF T CADMIUM/ RED PAINT/ (ORANGE DYE)/ WAS IN CENTRE/ OF BUNDLE A";.2 "S2/ ATLANTIS/ SMALL PACK/ O TEETH/ NRC CADMIUM/ GREEN PAINT/ (Blue Dye)";.3 "S3/ ATLANTIS/ SMALL PACK/ O TEETH/ NRC CADMIUM/ GREEN PAINT/ (Blue Dye)";.4 "S4/ ATLANTIS/ SMALL PACK/ 4 TEETH/ NRC CADMIUM/ GREEN PAINT/ (Blue Dye)";.5 "S5/ ATLANTIS/ SMALL PACK/ 3 TEETH/ NRC CADMIUM/ GREEN PAINT/ (Blue Dye)";.6 "S5/ ATLANTIS/ SMALL PACK/ 3 TEETH/ U OF T CADMIUM/ RED PAINT/ (ORANGE DYE)";.7 "L1/ ATLANTIS/ LARGE PACK/ 0 TEETH/ U OF T CADMIUM/ RED PAINT/ (ORANGE DYE)"; (CONT'D IN DECORATION)

Missing

CANISTER END FLANGE; OTHERWISE UNKNOWN

Finish

.1-.10 COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS, BLACK CAPS, METALLIC DISK & ROD, YELLOWED TUBING/.11 DARK BROWN EXTERIOR, BLACK INTERIOR, PLATED TRIM, BROWN HANDLE/.12-.13 BRUSHED METAL/.14 GREY CERAMIC WITH BLACK & RED WIRE COVERING/.15 BRUSHED ALUMINUM, COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS, METALLIC FOIL, GREEN & BLACKCOATING/.16-.17 BLUE BOXES WITH MULTICOLOURED PARTS

Decoration

MARKINGS:.8 "L2/ ATLANTIS/ LARGE PACK/ 0 TEETH/ LARGE OD/ U OF T CADMIUM/ (OR NRC)/ RED PAINT/ UNMELTED";.9 "L3/ ATLANTIS/ LARGE PACK/ 3 TEETH/ NRC CADMIUM/ GREEN PAINT/ (BLUE DYE)";.10 "L4/ ATLANTIS/ LARGE PACK/ 0 TEETH/ LARGE OD/ U OF T CADMIUM/ (OR NRC)/ GREEN PAINT/ UNMELTED"/.11 MARKED "DIPLOMAT"; CW HANDWRITTEN TAG READING "SPECIMENS FLOWN/ ON ATLANTIS/ 26 NOV - 3 DEC 1985"