Sun Sensor and Hood Assembly Support Equipment, Voyager Spacecraft

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology

Summary

This is a sun sensor from the Voyager 2 spacecraft program. This and related items are flight-qualified spare hardware, which were used in laboratory simulations to resolve in-flight problems encountered by the Voyager spacecraft.

Voyager 2 was an unmanned space probe which, in 1986, passed close to the planet Uranus to transmit images of its surface.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory transferred this artifact to the Smithsonian in 1999.

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Inventory Number

A19990065002

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

SPACECRAFT-Uncrewed-Parts & Structural Components

Materials

Plastic, Magnesium, Aluminum, Paper, Foam, Gold Plating

Dimensions

Overall (aluminum box): 7 in. tall x 7 in. wide x 5 in. deep (17.78 x 17.78 x 12.7cm)

Other: 4 1/2 x 7 x 5in. (11.43 x 17.78 x 12.7cm)

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/nv93fa2fa84-8cb8-4677-90c8-80055da55d3a

Record ID

nasm_A19990065002