This is a electric motor that drove a component of the Voyager 2 attitude/control system. It is a flight-qualified piece of spare hardware, which was used in laboratory simulations to resolve in-flight problems encountered by the Voyager spacecraft. Voyager 2 was an unmanned space probe which, in 1986, passed close to the planet Uranus to transmit images of its surface.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory transferred this object to the Smithsonian in 1998.

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-Communications Devices

Manufacturer

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology

Dimensions

3-D: 21.6 x 20.3 x 20.3cm (8 1/2 x 8 x 8 in.)

Materials

Aluminum, Steel, Plastic, Paper, Adhesive

Inventory Number

A19990062000

Credit Line

Transferred from NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Restricted.

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Restrictions & Rights

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