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This is the case for the guidance computer flown on the Gemini 8 mission, March 1966. The Gemini Guidance Computer performed calculations related to renderzvous and docking, and reentry into the Earth's atmosphere at the conclulsion of the mission. With the aid of this computer, Gemini 8 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Dave Scott carried out the first docking (with an unpiloted Agena target) in space. The computers were built by the IBM Corporation, Federal Systems Division.

NASA transferred this to the Smithsonian in 1968.

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

INSTRUMENTS-Navigational

Manufacturer

IBM Corporation

Dimensions

Approximate: 50.8 × 33 × 38.1cm (20 × 13 × 15 in.)
Storage: 40.6 × 40.6 × 70.5cm (16 × 16 × 27 3/4 in.)

Materials

Aluminum
Paint
Unknown Coating
Plastic
Steel

Inventory Number

A19680264001

Credit Line

Transferred from NASA

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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