There are 28 individual parts as follows: 1. Irregular-shaped, cutout, flat, dome or hill-shaped, with corroded ends on one corner; overall, aluminum, with steel strip along entire border on one side of this piece, secured by equidistant rivets; steel strip rusted overall 2. Rectangle, crimped all along one edge; dented and beat up; overall aluminum 3. Rectangle, curved, to fit rocket body; rectangular slot cut out almost in center and running along length of piece; with original pencil marks for measuring off the slot, 1 5/16 inches wide and 16.5 inches long; one rectangular section cut away on one corner; overall, aluminum, with the number 17 ST in red, repeated on the back, horizontally in a line on top, middle, and bottom, giving the grade of aluminum 4. Rectangle, curved, to fit rocket body; with equidistant holes along length; one rectangular section cut away on one corner; rectangular slot along the piece, approximately in center, with equidistant along sides of slot; slot, 1.25 inches wide, 16 7/8 inches long; front of piece, curved side, partly painted orange-red, in strips and meant for easier tracking of the rocket; overall, aluminum 5.-7. Three identical gores, magnesium, curved, light corrosion, dark gray; with two holes in center 8. Rectangle, aluminum, partly torn; with two drilled holes along one edge 9. A-shaped fixture or mount; three holes on top of A and two adjacent smaller ones; one hole on each leg of the A; overall, aluminum; green paint remains on top 10. T-bracket, magnesium, light corrosion, with four sets of two opposing holes drilled along length, one at top, one at bottom, two in middle; red grease pencil marks, appearing to read the letters K and A, but facing opposite directions to each other 11.-12. Two identical L-brackets, with tab at top of each and hole drilled through each tab 13.-17. Aluminum strips, five each with equidistant holes along length; one with red or orange paint 18. Rubber strip, black, with small hole at each end, and another hole almost in middle 19.-27 Tubes, aluminum, 7/8 inches in diameter, cut roughly at one end of each, and flattened on the other of each, with hole drilled in each flat end; consists of three long tubes, 10.5 inches; three 5 inches long; and three 6.5 inches long 28. Short T-bracket, with curved or sloping middle member, magnesium, light corrosion, with one set of holes at front, one hole on each side of middle member, and second set of holes at back, one on each side of middle member Created by Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Date Created 10/29/2021 Source Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Keywords Inventors; Rockets; Space Rights and Restrictions Not determined
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