This device served to lock the chair onto the rotator and gauge the chair's rotation when the unit was operating. This was part of the equipment for the Microgravity Vestibular Investigations experiments flown on Space Shuttle mission STS-42, the first International Microgravity Laboratory mission, in 1992.
NASA transferred the unit to the Musuem in 2004.
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-Scientific Devices
Manufacturer
NASA - Johnson Space Center
Dimensions
3-D: 33 x 15.2 x 7.6cm (13 x 6 x 3 in.)
Materials
Aluminum, Paint, Steel
Inventory Number
A20050096002
Credit Line
Transferred from NASA, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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