Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Lear Siegler Inc.
- Summary
- This instrument consists of a marked sphere with 360 degrees of freedom in each axis. It is slaved to the spacecraft's inertial platform and continuously displays attitude information. Three needle-type indicators display attitude, or attitude rate information, as selected by the astronaut.
- This device, made by Lear Siegler Inc., flew on Gemini 7, in December 1965, piloted by astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell.
- Donated to the Museum by the McDonnell Douglas Corporation in 1968.
- Credit Line
- Gift of the McDonnell-Douglas Corporation.
- Inventory Number
- A19680569000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- INSTRUMENTS-Flight Management
- Materials
- Case: metal, with glass face
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 11.4 x 21.6 x 14cm (4 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
- Exhibit Station
- Human Spaceflight
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19680569000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv91330012c-8f72-4bc3-86d4-fbe8d7a29003
