Keyboard, Display (DSKY), Apollo

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Raytheon Corp.

Summary

The Display Keyboard (DSKY), designed by the Raytheon Corporation, was the method by which Apollo astronauts communicated with the computers on board the Apollo Command and Lunar Modules.

This specimen is of an early version of the design, which was modified for later flights that actually took astronauts to the Moon.

Transferred by NASA to the Museum in 1972.

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Inventory Number

A19720312000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

INSTRUMENTS-Navigational

Materials

Case: metal. Buttons and display: plastic. Display: glass

Dimensions

3-D: 25.4 x 25.4 x 30.5cm (10 x 10 x 12 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

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9473ae3b8-9ab9-42bb-8142-5d37d28e27ac

Record ID

nasm_A19720312000