Keyboard, Display (DSKY), Apollo

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Raytheon Corp.

Summary

This is a "Block I," unflown keyboard and display unit (DSKY) for the Apollo Command Module's Guidance Computer. The Block I units were installed on early unmanned Apollo capsules, but by the time of the first manned mission (Apollo 7, in 1968) the computer and DSKY were both replaced by a more advanced, "Block II" design.

This object was manufactured by Raytheon Corp. and transferred by NASA to the museum in 1972.

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Inventory Number

A19720362000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

INSTRUMENTS-Navigational

Materials

Magnesium, aluminum alloy, stainless steel, copper alloy, rubber, plastic, adhesive, plastic coated wires

Dimensions

3-D: 15.2 x 25.4 x 57.8cm (6 x 10 x 22 3/4 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/nv9b42675b7-e779-400e-87e7-76c64ab9b008

Record ID

nasm_A19720362000