Container, D-9 Experiment, Gemini

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Unknown

Summary

This is a container to hold the sextant used in the Department of Defense D9 experiment successfully conducted during the Gemini IV and VII missions. The experiment developed data on observable phenomena and procedures which could be used for manual spacecraft navigation. The calculated uncertainity from the sextant sightings was less than the spacecraft position computed from radar tracking data. This container was not flown in space. It is not known who made it. NASA transferred the container to NASM in 1968.

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration through McDonnell Aircraft Corp.

Inventory Number

A19680346000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

EQUIPMENT-Miscellaneous

Materials

Fiberglass

Paint

Aluminum

Synthetic Fabric

Adhesive

Nylon Webbing

Velcro

Rubber/Neoprene

Dimensions

3-D: 16.8 x 18.4 x 15.2cm (6 5/8 x 7 1/4 x 6 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/nv9bf2cceed-f86f-4c61-8290-c4e41e30b8a0

Record ID

nasm_A19680346000