Panel, Left Switch/Circuit Breaker, Gemini Static #5

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Object Details

Summary

This is the left switch/circuit breaker panel for the Gemini capsule. Located next to the command pilot, the panel contained the sequential bus and retrorocket arming switches, as well as circuit breakers for electical-sequential functions and communications functions. It was installed in Static Article #5, a capsule that was used several times for astronaut egress training in Galveston Bay or the Gulf of Mexico. It is not known who made this artifact. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration transferred it to NASM in 1970.

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Inventory Number

A19720383000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

SPACECRAFT-Crewed-Test Vehicles

Materials

Aluminum

Steel

Paint

Rubber (Silicone)

Synthetic Fabric

Adhesive

Paper

Ink

Dimensions

Overall: 34.29 x 23.18 x 7.62cm (1ft 1 1/2in. x 9 1/8in. x 3in.)

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/nv94ae73997-6b48-4a2e-b787-7e131a4bedf8

Record ID

nasm_A19720383000