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This experiment apparatus flew as a "Getaway Special" on the STS 61-C Space Shuttle mission in 1986. Getaway Specials are containers in the payload bay for automated experiments that require no crew attention. A hospital flew the Joint Utilization of Laser Integrated Experiments (JULIE) to study the effects of laser light and cosmic radiation on various medical materials and human tissues. The apparatus included this small laser, a blood-typing machine, and syringes of blood samples and medications. The hospital donated some of the experiment equipment to the Museum after the mission.

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This object is on display in Space Science at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

Space Science
Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type EQUIPMENT-Scientific Devices Manufacturer Genesis Laser Laboratory
St. Mary's Hospital
 Dimensions 3-D: 44.9 x 14.5 x 12cm (17 11/16 x 5 11/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
 Materials metals, plastic
 Inventory Number A19880032000 Credit Line Gift of St. Mary's Hospital, Milwaukee Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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