Keyboard, Display (DSKY), Apollo Guidance Computer

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Raytheon Corp.

Summary

This is an unflown example of a "Block I" display keyboard (DSKY) developed by Raytheon for the Apollo program. It was the primary means by which astronauts communicated with the Apollo on-board guidance computer. The Block I design was used in several unmanned flights, but it was replaced by a more advanced design for the piloted flights, which took astronauts to the Moon and back, and to several missions in near Earth orbit.

Transferred from NASA to the Museum in 1972.

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Inventory Number

A19720314000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

INSTRUMENTS-Navigational

Materials

Aluminum

Steel

Copper Alloy

Synthetic

Coating

Glass

Textile

Dimensions

3-D: 22.2 × 24.1 × 26cm, 11.4kg (8 3/4 × 9 1/2 × 10 1/4 in., 25.2lb.)

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/nv95fc53201-509f-4e42-8a71-22c9a3bea4df

Record ID

nasm_A19720314000