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The Display Keyboard (DSKY), designed by the Raytheon Corporation, was the method by which Apollo astronauts communicated with the computers on board the Apollo Command and Lunar Modules.

This specimen is of an early version of the design, which was modified for later flights that actually took astronauts to the Moon.

Transferred by NASA to the Museum in 1972.

 Display Status

This object is on display in Human Spaceflight at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

Human Spaceflight
Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type INSTRUMENTS-Navigational Manufacturer Raytheon Corp.
 Dimensions 3-D: 25.4 x 25.4 x 30.5cm (10 x 10 x 12 in.)
 Materials Case: metal. Buttons and display: plastic. Display: glass
 Inventory Number A19720312000 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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