Programmer, Data, Gemini 3

National Air and Space Museum

Object Details

Summary
This is a part of the guidance system for the Gemini 3 spacecraft, flown on March 23, 1965, by astronauts Virgil Grissom and John Young. Unlike its Mercury predecessor, the Gemini spacecraft was capable of modifying its orbit, for which it required an on-board inertial platform and digital computer. The Gemini 3 mission, the first manned Gemini mission, sucessfully tested these systems.
Transferred from NASA to the National Air and Space Museum in 1972.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19720357000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Electronics
Materials
Case: metal, possibly magnesium.
Dimensions
Overall: 9 in. tall x 12 in. wide x 15 in. deep (22.9 x 30.5 x 38.1cm)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Record ID
nasm_A19720357000
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9aabb030b-d039-423f-ad2d-64988f7c10e0
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