Object Details
Manufacturer
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Summary
This is a component of the Voyager 2 attitude/control systems. It is a flight-qualified piece of spare hardware, which was used in laboratory simulations to resolve in-flight problems encountered by the Voyager spacecraft. Voyager 2 was an unmanned space probe which, in 1986, passed close to the planet Uranus to transmit images of its surface.
Transferred from NASA - Jet Propulsion Laboratory to the Museum in 1998.
Long Description
This is a component of the Voyager 2 attitude/control systems. It is a flight-qualified piece of spare hardware which was used in laboratory simulations to resolve in-flight problems encountered by the Voyager spacecraft. Voyager 2 was an unmanned space probe which, in 1986, passed close to the planet Uranus to transmit images of its surface.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Restricted
Inventory Number
A19990061000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Electronics
Materials
Case: Plastic, Aluminum, Paper, Adhesive, Paint
Assembly: Aluminum, Fiberglass Embedded Epoxy, Steel, Plastic, Lead, Gold, Synthetic Fabric, Glass
Dimensions
Overall (Object): 1ft 5 5/8in. x 8 1/4in. x 4 1/2in. (44.77 x 20.96 x 11.43cm)
Overall (Case): 1ft 6 1/8in. x 10 1/4in. x 5in. (46.04 x 26.04 x 12.7cm)
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_A19990061000