Object Details
Summary
The Gemini spacecraft had two windows, one in each hatch in front of each astronaut. This artifact is the outer frame and gasket for the left-hand window. The left seat on Gemini XII was occupied by James Lovell, mission command pilot. He flew with Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. on a four day mission in November 1966, the last in the Gemini series. That mission proved the feasibility of doing work on a zero-G EVA ("spacewalk") and rendezvoused and docked with an Agena target vehicle.
This window frame was shipped separately from the spacecraft when NASA transferred the latter to the Smithsonian in 1968.
Credit Line
Transferred by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19680265021
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
SPACECRAFT-Crewed-Parts & Structural Components
Materials
Aluminum, phenolic resin, rubber (silicone)
Dimensions
Overall: 47.63 x 27.31 x 3.18cm (1ft 6 3/4in. x 10 3/4in. x 1 1/4in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19680265021