This Display-Keyboard (DSKY) was one of two installed in the Command Module of the Apollo 7 mission, the first US 3-man space flight, which flew in Earth orbit in October, 1968. The DSKY was the method by which Apollo astronauts communicated with the computers on board the Apollo Command and Lunar Modules. Astronauts instructed the computer by keying in numerical codes in a "verb - noun" sequence; e.g. "display velocity." The Apollo Guidance Computer performed critical functions needed to carry out a successful mission, especially on later missions when the astronauts were behind the Moon and out of radio contact with Earth.
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-Navigational
Manufacturer
Raytheon Corp.
Dimensions
3-D (L x W x H): 25.2 × 31.1 × 23cm, 10.2kg (9 15/16 in. × 1 ft. 1/4 in. × 9 1/16 in., 22.5lb.)
Materials
HAZMAT: Cadmium Plating
Aluminum Alloys
Plastics
Glass
Uncharacterized Coating
Ink
Inventory Number
A19770217000
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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