This attitude-director indicator (ADI) instrument was removed from the Space Shuttle Columbia during its upgrade to an electronic "glass cockpit" in 2000. The instrument gave the crew attitude information as well as attitude rate and attitude errors. The orbiter's attitude was displayed on an enclosed ball ("eight ball") that was gimbaled and marked with numbers indicating angles. The ball moved in response to software-generated inputs to depict the orbiter's attitude in pitch, yaw and roll.
NASA transferred the set of Columbia's old cockpit instruments to the Museum in 2005.
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
SPACECRAFT-Crewed-Instruments & Payloads
Manufacturer
Lear Siegler Inc.
Dimensions
3-D: 15.2 x 26 x 15.2cm (6 x 10 1/4 x 6 in.)
3-D (Case): 22.9 x 41.3 x 22.9cm (9 x 16 1/4 x 9 in.)
Materials
Stainless steel, aluminum, anodized aluminum, paint, metal, plastic, Velcro
Inventory Number
A20050413000
Credit Line
Transferred from NASA Kennedy Space Center and United Space Alliance
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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