Guidance and Navigation System, Command Module, Apollo, Test article

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Kollsman Instrument Company

Designer

MIT Instrumentation Laboratory

Summary

The Apollo Guidance and Navigation System was a combination of optical sensors, gyroscopes, a digital computer, and other devices, which managed the guidance and navigation of the Apollo Command, Service, and Lunar modules during the journey from Earth orbit to the Moon and back. This unit was used for testing and evaluation at the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where the systems were built.

Donated by the MIT Instrumentation Lab to the Museum in 1976.

Credit Line

Transferred from National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Inventory Number

A19761254000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

INSTRUMENTS-Miscellaneous

Materials

Metal housing, optical glass, wires, electrical components covered in potting compounds inside.

IMU covered with a soft foam of unknown composition.

Dimensions

3-D: 101.6 x 91.4 x 116.8cm (40 x 36 x 46 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/nv9798996e5-0ad7-4a56-9eb2-eb410d4686e1

Record ID

nasm_A19761254000