Computer, Apollo Guidance, Block I

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Raytheon Corp.

Summary

This an unflown but complete "Block I" Apollo Guidance Computer. Block I represented the initial design to meet NASA specifications for on-board guidance, navigation, and control needed for a Lunar Mission. It was replaced by a more advanced design, called "Block II," as the Apollo program matured. Block I computers were flown on three unmanned Apollo tests between August 1966 and April 1968.

Apollo Guidance Computers were designed by the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory and built by the Raytheon Corporation. Each used about 4,000 Integrated Circuits, which at that time represented a new and untested technology.

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Inventory Number

A19720340000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

INSTRUMENTS-Navigational

Materials

Metal housing, electronic circuits and circuit boards inside.

Dimensions

3-D: 62.2 x 39.4 x 14cm (24 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv92bacc34d-f3ea-4c4c-9e3f-cf3714d05a0e

Record ID

nasm_A19720340000