Cable, Power, Apollo 11

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Bendix Corp.

Summary

This power cable provided an electrical connection between the command module's data aquisition camera and the Apollo 11 spacecraft. The cable provided 28 volts of direct current to the small 16mm movie camera. The camera recorded technical maneuvers during the mission such as lunar module docking and undocking.

NASA transferred this cable to the Museum in 1970 with other Apollo 11 equipment.

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Inventory Number

A19791520000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

EQUIPMENT-Photographic

Materials

Steel

Copper Alloy

Plastic

Dimensions

3-D (Uncoiled): 266.7 × 3.2 × 2.5cm (8 ft. 9 in. × 1 1/4 in. × 1 in.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv941615465-6f37-4961-9fb9-b1dd57e349a8

Record ID

nasm_A19791520000