In situ preservation of historic spacecraft

JBIS - Journal of the British Interplanetary Society

Volumn 55, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 173-181

  Robert, Barclay ^a   Randall, Brooks ^b  

^a CANADIAN CONSERVATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b Canada Science and Technology Museum   (Canada)

Author keywords

Funding; Historic; Hubble; Mir; Museums; Preservation; Spacecraft; Tourism

Indexed keywords

FUNDING; HISTORIC; HUBBLE; MIR; TOURISM;

AEROSPACE INDUSTRY; MUSEUMS; SPACE STATIONS; SPACECRAFT; WOOD PRESERVATION;

HISTORIC PRESERVATION;

EID: 11044236224     PISSN: 0007084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Comprehensive coverage of Mir can be found in Rex Hall (ed.), "The History of Mir - 1986-2000", The British Interplanetary Society, London, 2000.
2. Recovery and preservation of the Vasa was a massive national project that began with the ship's discovery in 1956. In 1961 the entire 70-metre long hull, cradled between floatation barges, broke the surface and was towed into drydock. The formidable problems of preserving this enormous wooden structure are detailed in: L. Barkman, "The Preservation of the Warship Wasa", in "Problems of the Conservation of Waterlogged Wood", (ed. A. Oddy), Maritime Monograph and Reports 16, 1975, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, pp. 65 to 105.
3. See UNESCO's web page "Culture and UNESCO/Legal Protection and Heritage/Underwater Cultural Heritage" found at (2001/11/03) : www.unesco.org/culture/legalprotection/water/html-eng/index-en.shtml
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10. Indeed, the very durability of this papar is tied to societ al. pressure. Some will deem it rubbish, and others will see merit in it. Time will tell whether its message becomes durable, or remains transient and is discarded. The editorial decision to publish it represents its first challenge.
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17. When the temples were threatened by submersion in Lake Nasser, due to the construction of the High Dam, - the Egyptian Government secured the support of UNESCO and launched a world-wide appeal. The salvage operation took place between 1964 and 1968. The two temples were dismantled and raised over 60 metres up the sandstone cliff where they had been built, and reassembled exactly.