Object Details
Manufacturer
Raytheon Corp.
Summary
The "Block I" Apollo Guidance Computer represented the initial design by the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory, to meet NASA's requirements for on-board Guidance, Navigation, and Control for a Lunar Mission. It was replaced by a more advanced design, called "Block II," as the Apollo program matured. Block I computers were flown on three unmanned Apollo tests between August 1966 and April 1968.
This computer is an unflown unit. It was built by the Raytheon Corporation, and used about 4,000 circuits.
Transferred from NASA to the Museum in 1972.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19720341000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
INSTRUMENTS-Navigational
Materials
Metal housing, with electronic parts inside.
Dimensions
3-D: 64.1 x 39.4 x 14cm (25 1/4 x 15 1/2 x 5 1/2 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_A19720341000