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This general purpose digital computer was the original computer used to control the Hubble Space Telescope. It was replaced by a more powerful computer during a Servicing Mission and returned to Earth in 1999.

NASA transferred this to the Museum in 2012.

 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-Computers, General Purpose Manufacturer Fairchild Space & Defense Systems
Rockwell International
 Other Janet E. McClintock
 Dimensions 3-D (Approximate): 66 × 59.7 × 48.3cm (26 in. × 23 1/2 in. × 19 in.)
Storage (Rehoused on an aluminum pallet): 153 × 122.6 × 132.1cm, 170.1kg (60 1/4 × 48 1/4 × 52 in., 375lb.)
 Materials Aluminum Alloy
Steel
Possible Cadmium Plating or Anodized Coating
Plastic
Paint
Adhesive
Paper
Ink
Synthetic Rubber
Phenolic Resin
Copper Alloy
Velcro
 Inventory Number A20130014000 Credit Line Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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