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The Space Acceleration Measurement Unit System (SAMS) is an acceleration measurement and data acquisition instrument, not a classical micro gravity research experiment. SAMS consists of a main unit and up to three remotely positioned triaxial sensor heads. The data is used to provide investigators with a time history of this environment to improve for future experiment design. This instrument was flown on the Space Shuttle and Mir Space Station, from 1994 to 1998.

 Identifier

NASM.2000.0040

Creator

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Date

[ca. 1990s]

Provenance

NASA Glenn Research Center, Transfer, 2000, 2000-0040, Public Domain

Extent

2.18 Cubic feet ((3 legal document boxes) (1 flatbox))

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the following types of documentation relating to SAMS: test plans and reports; drawings; maintenance logs; and memorandums and correspondence. This collection also contains optical discs from the SAMS/MIR project, which contain the raw data.

Rights

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Restrictions

No restrictions on access

Topics

Astronautics

Space Acceleration Measurement Unit System (SAMS)

Reduced gravity environments

Space shuttles

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Optical disks

Correspondence

Logs (records)

Drawings

Reports