This is an engineering prototype for one of the two X-ray solar telescopes that were flown on the Apollo Telescope Mount on Skylab (ATM), launched in 1973. Known as experiment S056, it was one of eight scientific instruments designed to study x-ray flux from the sun. It consists of a camera assembly with a changeable film magazine. The flight instrument provided in excess of 27,000 exposures of the sun over the course of the Skylab mission. Transferred from NASA.
Display Status
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
INSTRUMENTS-Scientific
Manufacturer
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Dimensions
3-D: 250.2 × 59.7 × 58.4cm (98 1/2 × 23 1/2 × 23 in.)
Materials
Mixed metals, glass optics
Inventory Number
A19840408000
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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