Sea, Air, Space – and Truss

The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, located at Pier 86 where New York City’s 46^th Street meets the Hudson River, offers visitors a range of interesting things to see aboard the USS Intrepid that starts with the Intrepid itself — a WWII-vintage aircraft carrier. Also featured: the submarine USS Growler, a Concorde SST, a Lockheed A-12 supersonic reconnaissance plane and the Space Shuttle Enterprise.

The museum has been updating its exhibits since it was founded in 1982, and underwent a two year renovation that generated significant media coverage when it reopened after a two year refurbishment in 2008.

This year, to mark the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the museum’s staff reached out to Generico Entertainment Products to provide truss that would be used for The Hubble @ 25, a 10-month exhibit that launched on Oct. 23, 2014.

The exhibit includes more than 300 pieces of truss at various lengths along with circle-shaped 12-inch box truss. The truss supports exhibits featuring artifacts, historical pieces and informational placards detailing the history of the Hubble Space Telescope.

From design, quote and installations, the entire truss system was completed within a two-week time frame, with the ample supply of stock at Generico’s New York-area warehouse expediting the completion of the project.