Object Details
Manufacturer
RCA
Summary
When attached to a lunar rover, camera control units like this one would act as a base and control center for the RCA color television cameras meant to record lunar surface activities of astronauts on the last three Apollo missions. The bracket held the camera and could be remotely operated to pan and tilt the camera. This unit is only a mock-up and was created for a display version of the lunar rover.
NASA transferred this unit with Lunar Roving Vehicle #4 in 1975.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19750842001
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Photographic
Materials
Aluminized Kapton, Aluminum, Kapton (Polymide), Stainless Steel, Steel, Gold Plating, Rubber (Silicone)
Dimensions
Approximate: 16.51 x 44.45 x 43.18cm (6 1/2in. x 1ft 5 1/2in. x 1ft 5in.) (as photographed)
Storage: 40.01 x 25.4 x 54.61cm (1ft 3 3/4in. x 10in. x 1ft 9 1/2in.)
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_A19750842001