Tank, Propellant, Spacecraft, Agena

Object Details

Manufacturer

Airteck Dynamic Inc.

Summary

This is a titanium propellant tank from a U.S. Agena-D upper stage that survived reentry and landed in Australia in the early 1970s. It is an example of an object in low-Earth orbit which because of the materials it is made does not burn up during reentry but survives and impacts on the surface of the Earth

The artifact was donated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.

Credit Line

Gift of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

Inventory Number

A19830129000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

SPACECRAFT-Uncrewed-Propulsion

Materials

Titanium

Solder

Dimensions

3-D: 61cm, 28kg (2 ft., 61.7lb.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

National Air and Space Museum

Record ID

nasm_A19830129000

Metadata Usage (text)

Not determined

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9ef2dc2ae-0a97-4f65-b315-7a85cb7019b6