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oly
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posted 05-17-2015 09:01 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for oly   Click Here to Email oly     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Does anyone have information on the Apollo Telescope Mount, in particular the details on its deployment method and perhaps know of some photos showing details of its design and construction?

David Carey
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posted 05-17-2015 01:05 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for David Carey   Click Here to Email David Carey     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
No photos, but some pretty extensive verbiage and many diagrams can be found in this archival NASA document.

rlobinske
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posted 05-17-2015 01:48 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for rlobinske     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
You might try the David Weeks drawings for some of that information.

oly
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posted 05-18-2015 06:23 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for oly   Click Here to Email oly     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks for your replies. The Skylab Apollo Telescope Mount document gives a reasonable description.

I paid the NASM Udvar Hazy museum a visit last month and noticed the Apollo Telescope Mount under restoration in the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hanger. I could not get a good view to get some detailed photos due to the location and positioning suspended from a gantry at this time.

I am trying to work out the sequence used from launch through deployment of the telescope and what mechanisms were utilized to do this.

Jim Behling
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posted 05-18-2015 08:01 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Jim Behling   Click Here to Email Jim Behling     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Actually, it was simple, just some latches and a winch.

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