One or more keel pins protruded from the bottom of some payloads or payload carriers mounted in the Space Shuttle payload bay. They locked into receptacles on the floor of the payload bay and secured the item in place to structurally mate the payload and the orbiter. NASA released this keel pin from the Hubble Space Telescope equipment inventory.
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
EQUIPMENT-Miscellaneous
Dimensions
3-D: 22.9 × 19 × 19cm, 9.2kg (9 × 7 1/2 × 7 1/2 in., 20.2lb.)
Materials
Titanium Alloy
Inventory Number
A20120171000
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Restrictions & Rights
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