Object Details
Manufacturer
Raytheon Corp.
Summary
The Display Keyboard (DSKY), designed by the Raytheon Corporation, was the method by which Apollo astronauts communicated with the computers on board the Apollo Command and Lunar Modules. The interface consisted of a simple numerical keyboard, a row of status lights, and a set of lighted numerical indicators. Astronauts instructed the computer by keying in numerical codes in a "verb - noun" sequence; e.g. "display velocity."
This artifact is a fragment of a complete DSKY, possibly used for test purposes.
Transferred from NASA to the Museum in 1972.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19720287000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
INSTRUMENTS-Navigational
Materials
Plastic
Dimensions
3-D: 17.8 x 5.1 x 11.4cm (7 x 2 x 4 1/2 in.)
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_A19720287000