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Window, Gemini IX

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This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum, it is either on loan or in storage.

Window, Gemini IX

 

  • Summary

Manufacturer:   Corning Glass Works

Country of Origin: United States of America

Dimensions:
Overall: 27.94 x 3.81 x 46.99cm (11in. x 1 1/2in. x 1ft 6 1/2in.)

Materials:
Phenolic Resin, Aluminum, Rubber (Silicone), Plastic

This is the window for the right hand hatch of the Gemini IX capsule, which flew in space in June 1966. The window's outer glass assembly had a single pane and the inner glass assembly had two panes. All three panes in the right hand hatch window were optically ground for better resolution. Corning Glass made the panes of Vycor, which was 96% silica.

McDonnell Aircraft donated them to NASM in 1969.

Gift of McDonnell Aircraft


Inventory number: A19731053000