Indicator, Pressure, Fuel and Oxidizer

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Lear Siegler Inc.

Summary

This cockpit instrument provided information on the pressure in the fuel and oxidizer tanks of one of the propulsion and attitude control systems of the Gemini spacecraft. Astronauts flew ten Gemini missions in 1965-66, paving the way for the Apollo missions to the Moon. The key objectives of Gemini were gathering experience with rendezvous and docking, long-duration spaceflight, and extravehicular activity.

NASA transferred this instrument to the Smithsonian in 1972.

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Inventory Number

A19720423000

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

INSTRUMENTS-Miscellaneous

Materials

Anodized Aluminum

Glass

Steel

Cadmium Plating

Paint

Adhesive

Dimensions

3-D: 5.4 × 6.8 × 14.6cm (2 1/8 × 2 11/16 × 5 3/4 in.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9e81f3bda-1f3b-4ac1-82b7-88018cd069a7

Record ID

nasm_A19720423000