Object Details
Manufacturer
Grimes Manufacturing Co.
Summary
This cabin floodlight was one of several lights installed inside the cabin of the two-astronaut Gemini spacecraft. It has both white and red lights; the red light could be selected when the astronauts wished to protect their night vision. This particular light flew on the Gemini 6 spacecraft with astronauts Wally Schirra and Tom Stafford on a one-day mission, Dec. 15-16, 1965, to rendezvous with the Gemini 7 spacecraft.
In 1975, the McDonnell-Douglas Corporation in St. Louis, manufacturers of the Gemini spacecraft, transferred this artifact to the Smithsonian Institution as part of a shipment of Gemini parts and equipment.
Credit Line
Gift of the McDonnell-Douglas Corporation
Inventory Number
A19761868000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
SPACECRAFT-Crewed-Parts & Structural Components
Materials
HAZMAT: Cadmium Plating/Coating
Plastic
Aluminum
Steel
Brass
Nickel Plating
Paint
Synthetic Rubber
Tinned Copper
Dimensions
11 3/8" x 2 3/4" x 3"
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_A19761868000