Model, 1:5, Hubble Space Telescope
name: label: Manufacturer
content: Lockheed Martin Missile and Space Corporation
notes: label: Summary
content: This a 1:5 scale model of the support systems module of the Hubble Space Telescope. It was fabricated by the Lockheed Missile and Space Company, the contractor responsible for building the flight spacecraft. The model depicts the exterior shell of the spacecraft as well as the exterior assemblies required for its operation. Prominent features on the model include the light shield/aperture door and the two wing-like solar arrays which flank the main tubular assembly. This is one of four scale models of the HST in the NASM collection (see also Catalogue #s 19810041000, 19830232000,). The model was donated to NASM by the Lockheed Company in August 1983.
place: label: Country of Origin
content: United States of America
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content: National Air and Space Museum Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Lockheed Missiles and Space Company
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Air and Space Museum
identifier: label: Inventory Number
content: A19830233000
objectType: label: Type
content: MODELS-Uncrewed Spacecraft & Parts
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Materials
content: Wood, plastic, aluminum-coated Mylar
label: Dimensions
content: 3-D (Overall, without solar panels, cylinder only): 279.4 × 87 × 96.5cm (9 ft. 2 in. × 2 ft. 10 1/4 in. × 3 ft. 2 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: 3-D (model includes array (003) and antennae (004)): 127kg (280lb.)
label: Dimensions
content: 3-D (Rigging Fixture Weight only): 54.4kg (120lb.)