Instrument Panel, Trainer, Command Module, Apollo
Object Details
- Manufacturer
- North American Aviation Inc.
- Summary
- This instrument panel was installed in the Command Module Simulator (CMS) that was used for training by the astronauts at the Kennedy Space Center.
- Most of the controls and displays for the spacecraft were located on the main instrument panel facing the three crew members when they were seated in the crew couches. Controls, switches and displays for piloting the spacecraft and for monitoring and controlling the performance of all systems were located on various panels located inside the crew compartment, with the main panel measuring approximately 7 feet long and 3 feet high.
- It was removed from the CMS and transferred from NASA to the Smithsonian for display in 1975.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the NASA - Kennedy Space Center
- Inventory Number
- A19770320000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- SPACECRAFT-Crewed-Instruments & Payloads
- Materials
- Overall: Steel, aluminum, plastic, glass
- Dimensions
- 3-D (see description): 209.6 × 50.8 × 88.3cm, 68kg (6 ft. 10 1/2 in. × 1 ft. 8 in. × 2 ft. 10 3/4 in., 150lb.)
- 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_A19770320000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv94820d405-708c-45ea-b8fc-022e8265de7b
Related Content
There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .
International media Interoperability Framework
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.