Inner Retainers, Gemini VI-A
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Object Details
- Summary
- These are 21 Rene' 41 retainers that secured the Rene' 41 shingles on the outside of the Gemini VI capsule. The shingles protected the capsule from the tremendous heat generated during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere. Rene' 41 is made largely of nickel, chromium, cobalt, and molybdenum. Carrying astronauts Walter M. Schirra and Thomas P. Stafford, Gemini VI was launched on December 15, 1965 on a two-day flight. It achieved the first space rendezvous ever with Gemini VII. These retainers were removed from the capsule after the flight. Their manufacturer is unknown. NASA transferred them to NASM in 1968.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Inventory Number
- A19680266014
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- SPACECRAFT-Crewed-Parts & Structural Components
- Materials
- Rene' 41
- Dimensions
- Largest plate: 3 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 1/16
- Smallest plate: 2 3/8 x 1 7/8 x 1/16"
- Paper tags: 5 3/4 x 2 7/8 x 1/16"
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19680266014
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv92f2ed1e6-d507-4d7d-b6e4-8b59f09d55c1
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