NASA Special Collection Database

Category Testing Equipment

Description 2 - white bags measuring 12" X 11.5" attached by a 1" woven white piece of strapping with black latch. One bag reads EMPTY and the other reads FILLED, DSO 622 MS1. There are 5 brown stains on the Empty bag. All items included are in good condition.

Barcode 31315006850445

Provenance Shipped from George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 35812, Greg Tate. Currently Held at the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Item is part of order #23-1.

Purpose Artifacts like ours were used to collect breath samples on the International Space Station, on STS-51 and MIR-18/STS-71 to measure gastro-intestinal systems. These tests included measuring breath , urine and saliva samples. Research found that of the breath sample bags used, “Nine of the inflight breath sample bags did not contain sufficient breath samples for analysis. It was discovered that the port of the bags was not sealed when received by the investigator. However, this loss of samples did not impact analysis results.”

Category Testing Equipment

Description 9" X 7" blue gabardine bag with white labels; BREATHING KIT ASSEMBLY, P/N:SED46115596-301, S/N: 1002, MISSION SPECIALIST 3, SED46113194-701. Two pieces of white Velcro are sewn to the bag. Items in bag: 4.5" X 4" bag of 2" diameter green cloths, 7" coil of clear tubing, 4.5" X 3" blue and silver tone mouth apparatus, and 2 nose plugs; one blue 2.5" plastic and one 3.25" silver tone metal. Item is in good condition.

Barcode 31315006850486

Provenance Shipped from Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77062. Currently Held at the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Item is part of order #23-2.

Purpose Breathing kits are often used for lung volume measurement and as part of experiments gauging pulmonary function. Our artifact includes several separate pieces that are included in breathing kits and is similar to those used on missions from 2001 - 2003.

Category Testing Equipment

Description 6" X 6" piece of metal with impact impression in the middle. 8.5" X 5.5" card included. Card: NASA'a Light Gas Gun Experiments, Research focused on meteoroid impacts on vehicles. Plate is in rough condition. Card is in very good condition.

Barcode 31315006311216

Provenance Shipped from Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD. Currently held in the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Not flown. Part of order #SP-01.

Purpose NASA’s Light Gas Gun Experiments: Research focused on meteoroid impacts on vehicles.
The Light Gas Gun Experiments
In 1958, NASA was preparing to launch satellites and other spacecraft without knowing much about space travel. Some of the research at NASA Langley Research Center focused on meteoroid impacts on vehicles. The tests used equipment called light gas guns.
By 1996, researches built their own smaller gun with the capability of accelerating small projectiles to high velocities. Two stations in the gun would determine the projectile speed and size. The target was instrumented to provide time of impact and perforation. The gun allowed the testing of projectiles in the size range of greatest concern in designing flight experiments and in reducing spacecraft meteoroid damage.
The tests were not validated until 1990 with the return of the Long Duration Exposer Facility (LDEF).
The plate you are viewing is from one of these tests.
This text provided by the NASA card included with the artifact.

Category Testing Equipment

Description 4" X 4" piece of metal with impact impression in the middle. 8.5" X 5.5" card included. Card: NASA'a Light Gas Gun Experiments, Research focused on meteoroid impacts on vehicles. Plate is in rough condition. Card is in very good condition.

Barcode 31315006311224

Provenance Shipped from Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD. Currently held in the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Not flown. Part of order #SP-01.

Purpose NASA’s Light Gas Gun Experiments: Research focused on meteoroid impacts on vehicles.
The Light Gas Gun Experiments
In 1958, NASA was preparing to launch satellites and other spacecraft without knowing much about space travel. Some of the research at NASA Langley Research Center focused on meteoroid impacts on vehicles. The tests used equipment called light gas guns.
By 1996, researches built their own smaller gun with the capability of accelerating small projectiles to high velocities. Two stations in the gun would determine the projectile speed and size. The target was instrumented to provide time of impact and perforation. The gun allowed the testing of projectiles in the size range of greatest concern in designing flight experiments and in reducing spacecraft meteoroid damage.
The tests were not validated until 1990 with the return of the Long Duration Exposer Facility (LDEF).
The plate you are viewing is from one of these tests.
This text provided by the NASA card included with the artifact.