Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Grid Systems, Inc.
- Summary
- This laptop computer was carried aboard at least two early Shuttle flights, STS-35 and STS-36. It was slightly modified from a commercial laptop manufactured by Grid Systems, Inc. Software pre-loaded onto the computer handled basic navigation, time-management, and other tasks for the crew.
- The "GRiD" was similar to other commercial laptops, except for its so-called bubble memory instead of a hard disk, and an orange, electro-luminescent display instead of the more common LCDs. NASA felt at the time that both features made it more suitable for a space environment.
- Gift of Grid Systems, Inc.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA, Johnson Space Center.
- c. 1990's
- Inventory Number
- A19920062000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- INSTRUMENTS-Computers, General Purpose
- Materials
- Unknown Metal
- Plastic
- Glass
- Synthetic
- Paper
- Coating
- Dimensions
- 3-D (Open): 38.1 × 29.2 × 21cm, 5kg (1 ft. 3 in. × 11 1/2 in. × 8 1/4 in., 11lb.)
- 3-D (Closed): 38.1 × 29.2 × 6.3cm, 5kg (1 ft. 3 in. × 11 1/2 in. × 2 1/2 in., 11lb.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19920062000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9f3824ba1-f0a2-4a81-a9c2-12748533c447
