Arched housing with two spring-loaded telescoping poles and an attached magazine holding eight hook/lanyard assemblies. System was mounted on ceiling of the Space Shuttle orbiter middeck for deployment through open crew hatch in case of emergency bailout.
Created by
Marcy Borger
Date Created
02/10/2014
Source
National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
Keywords
Equipment; Human Spaceflight; Missions; Space; Space Shuttle
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