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Space Shuttle Flown Pyrotechnic Nose Gear Extension Thruster. ...
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Space Shuttle Flown Pyrotechnic Nose Gear Extension Thruster. Approximately 12" long x 4.25" wide x 3.375" high, precision made of high strength aluminum with a white epoxy coating for durability. Two pyrotechnic devices extend this cylinder arm in order to lock down the Shuttle nose gear for a safe landing. NASA placed tape over the openings where the spent pyrotechnic devices had been when it was removed from a shuttle at KSC. The tag on the back reads as follows:THRUSTER, PYROTECHNIC,
NOSE GEAR EXTENSION.
NASA PART NO: SKD 26100100-205
MANUFACTURE DATE: 08-84
OEA PART NO: 2737100-101-03
MANUFACTURE CODE & TR NO: 07140-00007 - HAT
DENVER, COLORADO
CAUTION; THRUSTER CONTAINS HIGH
PRESSURE AFTER FIRING
A very important and displayable piece of flown equipment. From a long-ago NASA surplus auction. Sprayed with red paint, excellent.
Auction Info
2018 November 1 - 3 Space Exploration Signature Auction Featuring The Armstrong Family Collection Part I #6205 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
November, 2018
1st-3rd
Thursday-Saturday
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