This is the Attitude Control and Ullage System module for the Titan III-E transtage. The Titan III-E was a modified Titan missile used to launch deep space probes and satellites into geosynchronous orbits. The Control and Ullage System provided roll and yaw control for the vehicle.
The Titan III-E made its first successful launch in 1974. Among the vehicle's most significant missions occurred in August and September 1975 when it launched the Viking 1 and 2 spacecraft to Mars, respectively.
This Attitude Control System was transferred from the U.S. Air Force to the Smithsonian Institution in 1970.
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
Date
1967
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
PROPULSION-Rocket Engines
Manufacturer
Rocketdyne, Division of North American Aviation Co.
Dimensions
Overall: 5 1/2 in. tall x 23 3/4 in. long x 18 1/2 in. wide, 26 lb. (13.97 x 60.33 x 46.99cm, 11.8kg)
Other (each nozzle): 3 1/4 in. outside diamter x 5/8 in. thick (8.26 x 1.59cm)
Materials
Overall, stainless steel; combustion chambers, phenolic; rubber nozzle protective covers for each of three nozzles; steel clamps around protective covers; most of the propellant lines, brass colored, and probably of brass; two thinest lines, aluminum colored and probably of aluminum; one red plastic protective cap, loose, attached to main assembly with adhesive tape; dessicant in small brown paper bags underneath each nozzle protective cap.
Inventory Number
A19700336000
Credit Line
Transferred from the U.S. Air Force
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Restrictions & Rights
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