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
Usage conditions apply
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