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Prism, Optical

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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.

Prism, Optical

 

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Manufacturer:   Kollsman Instrument Company

Country of Origin: United States of America

Dimensions:
8 3/4" x 4 5/8" x 3 3/8"

Materials:
Anodized Aluminum Stainless Steel Glass Aluminum Paint

This is probably an unflown fragment of the optical system used on the Apollo Command Module to assist the astronauts in navigation from Earth to the Moon and back.

Found in collection. Donor unknown at this time. Found on NASM premises.


Inventory number: A20020515001