Restoring the Iconic Space Shuttle Countdown Clock (at @airandspace)

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Adam Savage LOVES everything space-related, so he was very excited to see the countdown clock from the 1980s and 1990s space shuttle launches up close and personal! Alas, after being stored in a Florida barn, the iconic Kennedy Space Center clock arrived at Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum with everything from dead critters to extensive salt damage. Museum conservator Kate Brugioni Gabrielli walks Adam through how she and her team is approaching its restoration, introducing Adam to some of the extraordinary tools they use to help distinguish between the materials they need to remove and those they want to remain. (And finally, Adam gets to TOUCH something!) More on the clock: https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/clock-launch-countdown-space-shuttle/nasm_A20181680000 Visit the National Air and Space Museum's Udvar Hazy Center: https://www.si.edu/museums/air-and-space-museum-udvar-hazy-center Visit the National Air and Space Museum's downtown museum: https://airandspace.si.edu/ Adam Savage Visits National Air and Space Museum's Restoration Hangar: https://youtu.be/WFSnf0MSAFc More videos from Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c0BsBCx4Sw&list=PLJtitKU0CAeiJ7tjkIqcrRPfIYZHPW643 Subscribe for more videos (and click the bell for notifications): http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=testedcom Join this channel to support Tested and get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiDJtJKMICpb9B1qf7qjEOA/joi

Published 2025-08-18 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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