Object Details
Manufacturer
AC Spark Plug Division, General Motors Corporation
Summary
This device contains gyroscopes, accelerometers, and other equipment to provide a "stable platform" for the Apollo 15 Command Module. A stable platform is a reference point, from which the astronauts could perform calculations for navigation, guidance, and control from Earth orbit to the Moon and back.
Apollo 15, crewed by astronauts Dave Scott, Al Worden, and James Irwin, was the fourth Apollo mission to the lunar surface, in July, 1971.
Transferred from NASA to the Museum in 1977.
Credit Line
Transferred from National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19770224000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
INSTRUMENTS-Navigational
Materials
Case: metal, probably aluminum
Gyroscopes: other metals
Dimensions
Overall: 13 in. tall x 10 1/2 in. diameter spheroid (33.02 x 26.67cm)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19770224000