Object Details
Manufacturer
Fairchild Space & Defense Systems
Other
Janet E. McClintock
Manufacturer
Rockwell International (KSC-FL)
Summary
This general purpose digital computer was the original computer used to control the Hubble Space Telescope. It was replaced by a more powerful computer during a Servicing Mission and returned to Earth in 1999.
NASA transferred this to the Museum in 2012.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A20130014000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
INSTRUMENTS-Computers, General Purpose
Materials
Aluminum Alloy
Steel
Possible Cadmium Plating or Anodized Coating
Plastic
Paint
Adhesive
Paper
Ink
Synthetic Rubber
Phenolic Resin
Copper Alloy
Velcro
Dimensions
3-D (Approximate): 66 × 59.7 × 48.3cm (26 in. × 23 1/2 in. × 19 in.)
Storage (Rehoused on an aluminum pallet): 153 × 122.6 × 132.1cm, 170.1kg (60 1/4 × 48 1/4 × 52 in., 375lb.)
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_A20130014000