Plot Board, Gemini

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Object Details

Summary

Plot boards such as this one could be used by Gemini astronauts to store and work on star charts or maps of the Earth, the latter with tracking stations and landing zones marked.

NASA transferred this object to the Smithsonian in 1968 as a part of a large shipment of items from the Gemini spacecraft manufacturer McDonnell Aircraft in St. Louis.

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration through McDonnell Aircraft Corp.

Inventory Number

A19680381000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

EQUIPMENT-Miscellaneous

Materials

Fiberglass, Aluminum, Steel, Ink, Paint, Plastic

Dimensions

3-D: 31.8 x 27.3 x 3.5cm (12 1/2 x 10 3/4 x 1 3/8 in.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9de3f46db-7ef4-4151-8681-5e8009f4d572

Record ID

nasm_A19680381000