Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Bendix Aviation Corp., Eclipse-Pioneer Division
- Summary
- This is an unflown example of a Stablized Platform, which was used to guide and control the Saturn V rocket. It contained within it a set of gyroscopes and accelerometers, which maintained a fixed position with reference to the Earth's gravitational field, as the rocket ascended from its launch pad.
- Markings on the device indicate that it was modified in March, 1971, when Saturn rockets were still being used to launch missions to the Moon. It was probably intended for a lunar mission, but it was not flown.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Honeywell International, Inc.
- Inventory Number
- A20060145000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- SPACECRAFT-Crewed-Guidance & Control
- Materials
- Aluminum, Mylar (Polyester), Paper, Plastic, Gold Plating, Steel, Glass, Paint, Acrylic (Plexiglas), Stainless Steel, Brass, Beryllium
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 53.3cm, 63.5kg (21 in., 140lb.)
- 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_A20060145000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9a536f586-94fc-4bad-91a7-0e38b4aedcfe
