This is the control panel from an RCA 110A computer, similar to those used at Cape Canaveral to manage the countdown and checkout of Saturn rockets from about 1965 through 1975. This panel formed part of a machine that was installed at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center to develop the launch system at the Cape. These machines used discrete transistors for thie circuits. After its retirement from the space program, the computer was transferred to Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where it was kept in operation as a teaching tool well into the 1980's. Two processing units of the RCA 110A and this panel were donated to the Smithsonian by the University's Physics Department in 1988.

 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 EQUIPMENT-Electronics Manufacturer RCA
 Dimensions Other: 7 in. tall x 2 ft. 2 in. long x 1 ft. 3 in. wide (17.8 x 66 x 38.1cm)
 Materials HAZMAT: Cadmium Plating
Steel, Aluminum, Glass, Copper, Plastic, Rubber (Silicone), Paper, Adhesive, Composite, Ceramic plate
 Inventory Number A19900007000 Credit Line Gift of the Department of Physics, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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