This copper bar, about the size of a Popsicle stick, was created on board the Soviet Mir space station as part of research on the benefits of microgravity in developing ultra-pure materials. The bar bears the inscription "cosmos (space) for the world" and a drawing of Soviet Buran space shuttle.
Cosmonaut Vladimir Dzhanibekov donated this bar to the National Air and Space Museum in 1991.
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
USSR
Type
EQUIPMENT-Design, Manufacture, Test
Dimensions
3-D: 17.1 x 1.1 x 0.2cm (6 3/4 x 7/16 x 1/16 in.)
Materials
copper
Inventory Number
A19910089000
Credit Line
Gift of Vladimir Dzhanibekov
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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