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Information about how to request the exhibit for display in your town

Testing Liquid Hydrogen Rocket Engines has a 400 sq. ft. footprint and can be positioned against a wall or used as an island. The display height is 8 feet. Power requirements are for two personal computers, a DVD player, and four video screens. No staffing is needed.

Although there is no charge for the loan of the Testing Liquid Hydrogen Rocket Engines exhibit, the sponsor must provide liability insurance (based on a replacement value of $50,000) and assume shipping expenses to and from the place of exhibition. Shipping data is provided for you to estimate the cost.

The host organization must also provide on-site labor. Using detailed assembly instructions, typical assembly time for 3 people is 6 hours.

Normal loan time is 12 weeks. View our online exhibit schedule to determine availability. To begin the request process, download the Exhibit Application [PDF], http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/PAO/images/forms/application.NF-1428.pdf) review the requirements, complete the form, and fax it to the NASA Glenn Research Center to the attention of David DeFelice Orlando Thompson at 216/433-8143.

For more information about the Testing Liquid Hydrogen Rocket Engines or the application process, contact Orlando Thompson at: orlando.thompson-1.@nasa.gov.

Note: Due to Agency policy regarding international exhibit loans, we do not have the authority to provide exhibits to international venues.

Shipping Data

The table below can be used to estimate the shipping expenses that you will be responsible for. To simplify your estimate, we suggest that anyone interested in borrowing the exhibit should base the round-trip shipping on NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio 44135 as the point of origin and return. This should provide a fairly accurate number, even though the origin may be the previous venue.

Interested parties should simply contact a local freight carrier and supply the tabular information along with the point of origin and destination, complete with zip codes. This should give an approximated shipping cost.

NASA Glenn Testing Liquid Hydrogen Rocket Engines - Traveling Exhibit Shipping Information
Item # Description Length Width Height Weight
1 Wooden Crate 60 33½ 76  
2 Wooden Crate 36 34 94 405
3 Wooden Crate 28 28 104  
4 Wooden Crate 34 34 61 405
5 Wooden Crate 58 52 66 585
6 Wooden Crate 52 103 37 1130

Total Weight = 2525

Notes:
Dimensions are shown in inches.
Weight is shown in pounds
Shipping/Receiving Requirements: Fork lift and pallet jack
Set Up Requirements: 3 People approximately 6 hours
Dismantling Requirements: 3 People approximately 6 hours


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