This is an environmental control system indicator used in the Gemini program to monitor the quantity and pressure of cryogenic oxygen in the primary oxygen container. The container stored and dispensed oxygen for breathing and suit and cabin pressure during the period commencing two hours prior to launch and ending with the jettison of the adapter section during reentry. The indicator was located in the center panel between the command pilot and pilot. This indicator was not flown in space. Honeywell-Minneapolis Regulator Company made the artifact and NASA transferred it to NASM in 1972.
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
SPACECRAFT-Crewed-Life Support
Manufacturer
Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co.
Dimensions
3-D: 4.8 × 12.4 × 10.2cm, 0.5kg (1 7/8 × 4 7/8 × 4 in., 1lb.)
Materials
Aluminum
Paint
Glass
Steel
Stainless Steel
Unknown Plating
Rubber
Ink
Inventory Number
A19720389000
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Restrictions & Rights
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