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SPACE STATION BEAM CONNECTORS AN EARLY PROTOTYPE DESIGN
A pair of structural beam connectors, each 11 inches long and 3 inches in diameter.
A pair of structural beam connectors, each 11 inches long and 3 inches in diameter.
20 July 2016, 13:00 EDT
New YorkUS$700 - US$900
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SPACE STATION BEAM CONNECTORS
AN EARLY PROTOTYPE DESIGN
A pair of structural beam connectors, each 11 inches long and 3 inches in diameter. Constructed of aluminum alloy with a black paint checker-board design to assist assembly. Opposing U-shaped connectors lock together with a half-twist from either end when mated together.
Some early space station designs from the late 1980's and early 1990's envisioned truss and beam architecture as the core structure for a proposed United States earth orbiting space station. This hardware would be carried into orbit by the Space Shuttle. An astronaut would assemble these components using this type of connector during space walk or ExtraVehicular Activity (EVA).
A pair of structural beam connectors, each 11 inches long and 3 inches in diameter. Constructed of aluminum alloy with a black paint checker-board design to assist assembly. Opposing U-shaped connectors lock together with a half-twist from either end when mated together.
Some early space station designs from the late 1980's and early 1990's envisioned truss and beam architecture as the core structure for a proposed United States earth orbiting space station. This hardware would be carried into orbit by the Space Shuttle. An astronaut would assemble these components using this type of connector during space walk or ExtraVehicular Activity (EVA).


