Panel, Left Switch/Circuit Breaker, Gemini Static #5
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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.
Display Status
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
SPACECRAFT-Crewed-Test Vehicles
Dimensions
Overall: 34.29 x 23.18 x 7.62cm (1ft 1 1/2in. x 9 1/8in. x 3in.) Materials
Aluminum
Steel
Paint
Rubber (Silicone)
Synthetic Fabric
Adhesive
Paper
Ink Inventory Number
A19720383000
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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