The launch vehicle engine annunciator is a display located on the Apollo command module's main display console (MDC). Part of the Caution and Warning Subsystem, which monitored critical parameters of most of the spacecraft operational systems, this display alerted the crewmembers to malfunctions of any of the launch vehicle engines or "out-of-tolerance" conditions when they occurred in any of the engines.
This display was flown on Apollo 16 and NASA transferred it to the Smithsonian in 1976.
Display Status
This object is on display in Destination Moon at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.
Object Details
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
INSTRUMENTS-Miscellaneous
Manufacturer
Grimes Manufacturing Co.
Dimensions
3-D: 9.8 × 7 × 8.3cm, 0.4kg (3 7/8 × 2 3/4 × 3 1/4 in., 0.8lb.)
Materials
Aluminum, Plastic, Phenolic Resin, Coating, Paper
Inventory Number
A19770140000
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Restrictions & Rights
Open Access (CCO)
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