CCS (Command and Control Subsystem) Bay Assembly, Voyager Spacecraft

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology

Summary

This is a component of the Voyager 2 attitude/control system. It is a flight-qualified piece of spare hardware, which was used in laboratory simulations to resolve in-flight problems encountered by the Voyager 2 spacecraft.

Voyager 2 was an unmanned probe, which, in 1986, passed close to the planet Uranus to transmit images of its surface.

NASA - Jet Propulsion Laboratory transferred this object to the Museum in 1999.

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Restricted

Inventory Number

A19990067000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

SPACECRAFT-Uncrewed-Guidance & Control

Materials

Aluminum, Phenolic Resin, Gold Plating, Plastic, Steel, Nylon, Acrylic (Plexiglas), Epoxy, Copper, Synthetic Fabric, Cadmium Plating, Rubber (Silicone)

Dimensions

3-D: 20.3 x 40.6 x 20.3cm (8 x 16 x 8 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/nv97f2c7724-c2d6-4a55-9771-f8409572cc2e

Record ID

nasm_A19990067000