This is an on-board guidance computer designed and built for Project Gemini. This computer was flown on the second Gemini mission, which tested the basic spacecraft configuration in a brief, unmanned suborbital flight in January, 1965.
Gemini computers were digital, real-time, solid state computers, which provided on-board guidance, navigation, and control, especially to assist the astronauts in the rendezvous with other space craft in Earth orbit. They were built for NASA by the Federal Systems Division of IBM, located in Owego, New York.
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
INSTRUMENTS-Computers, General Purpose
Manufacturer
IBM Corporation
Dimensions
3-D: 38.1 x 32.4 x 47cm, 26.1kg (15 x 12 3/4 x 18 1/2 in., 57 1/2lb.)
Materials
Electronic circuits mounted on resin circuit boards, connected to one another by wire bundles. Metal housing.
Inventory Number
A19680032000
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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