Keyboard, Display (DSKY), Apollo Guidance Computer

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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 specimen is an unflown item used for thermal testing. It shows evidence of having been subject to flames or high temperatures.

Transferred from NASA to the Museum in 1972.

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Inventory Number

A19720313000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

INSTRUMENTS-Navigational

Materials

Uncharacterized Metal

Adhesive Tape

Ink

Plastic

Paint

Glass

Dimensions

3-D: 20.3 x 21 x 17.8cm (8 x 8 1/4 x 7 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/nv9ee9bec71-d7bf-4786-91af-661a17fc1925

Record ID

nasm_A19720313000