Trunnion pins protruded from the sides of large payloads carried in the Space Shuttle payload bay. They locked into mounts on the payload bay sill and secured the payload in place for the primary structural mating of the payload and the orbiter. The flight support system cradle for the Hubble Space Telescope, for example, was attached to the payload bay via trunnion pins, as were Spacelab and International Space Station laboratory modules. NASA released this trunnion pin from the Hubble 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: 54.6 × 19.1 × 17.8cm, 15.9kg (1 ft. 9 1/2 in. × 7 1/2 in. × 7 in., 35lb.)
Materials
Titanium Alloy
Inventory Number
A20120169000
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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