Indicator, Propellant Quantity, Gemini

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Western Instruments

Summary

This propellant quantity indicator was installed on the command pilot's control panel in the Gemini capsule. It displayed the hypergolic propellant level in storage tanks. The propellant was used by the sixteen engines of the orbital attitude and maneuver system. This artifact was never flown in space. Western Instruments made the indicator and NASA transferred it to NASM in 1972.

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Inventory Number

A19720424000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

SPACECRAFT-Crewed-Propulsion

Materials

Non-ferrous metal, steel, paint solder, glass, adhesive, rubber, plastic

Dimensions

3-D: 14.6 x 4.4 x 8.3cm (5 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 3 1/4 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/nv9ab980e97-5aed-486d-a795-df3603382cf5

Record ID

nasm_A19720424000