Object Details
Manufacturer
Kollsman Instrument Company
Summary
This is one of two optical devices installed on an Apollo Command Module that assisted the astronauts in navigating from Earth to the Moon. It allowed the astronauts to take fixes on stars, which were combined with other data in the Module's guidance computer to give them accurate position and velocity.
This device, made by the Kollsman Instrument Company, was flown on Apollo 16, a lunar mission that flew in April 1972.
Transferred from NASA to the Museum in 1977.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19770205000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
INSTRUMENTS-Navigational
Materials
Metal housing with glass optics
Dimensions
3-D: 17.8 x 7.6cm (7 x 3 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Exhibit Station
Human Spaceflight
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19770205000