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OBJECT TYPE: PAINTED
DATE: 1978
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0020.001

MANUFACTURER: Atomic Energy Control Board
MODEL: COSMOS 954/OPERATION MORNING LIGHT
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: NON-FERROUS METAL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 60.8 cm
Width: 40.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Space Technology
Category: Archives
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: AECB
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Northwest Territories
Period: 1978
Canada: OPERATION MORNING LIGHT WAS A JOINT CANADIAN-U.S. OPERATION TO RECOVER POSSIBLY RADIOACTIVE PIECES OF A SOVIET SPACECRAFT. THE INUKTITUT WORDS ON THE SIGN, WHICH WAS NEVER USED, ARE A RESPONSE TO THE LARGE INUIT POPULATION IN CANADA'S NORTH. THE LACK OF INUKTITUT WORDS FOR SOME OF THE TERMS REQUIRED WAS A PROBLEM.
Function: WARNING SIGN TO INDICATE PRESENCE OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS FROM SATELLITE FRAGMENTS [NEVER ACTUALLY USED]
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: WHITE LABEL WITH GOVERNMENT OF CANADA MAPLE LEAF LOGO & BLACK LETTERING READING`Atomic Energy/ Control Board' & `Commission de controle/ de l'energie atomique'/ BLACK PAINTED LETTERING READING `DANGER RADIATION/ [PURPLE RADIATION SYMBOL]/ KEEP AWAY/ DEFENSE D'APPROCHER/ [6 LINES OF INUIT SCRIPT]/ ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION DE CONTROLE/ CONTROL BOARD DE L'ENERGE ATOMIC [SIC]'
Missing: None.
Finish: PAINTED YELLOW
Decoration: N/A

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