Object Details
- Manufacturer
- General Electric Company
- Summary
- During the 1960s, remote sensing (studying the Earth from space) via satellite drew increased attention. The first such satellite was Landsat, launched in 1972.
- This artifact represents a concept satellite, the Earth Survey Module, developed by General Electric for NASA in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It was never built.
- This model is a 1:40 scale, and was transferred from NASA to the Museum in 1975.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA
- Inventory Number
- A19760789000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MODELS-Missiles & Rockets
- Materials
- Plastic, non-ferrous metal, paint, wood base.
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1ft x 8in. x 9in. (30.5 x 20.3 x 22.9cm)
- 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_A19760789000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv95e0d967b-66e0-465b-b6bd-0f1c0992279c
