Water Tank, Gemini VI
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Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Airesearch
- Summary
- This is the tank inside the Gemini VI-A spacecraft that supplied water to astronauts Walter M. Schirra and Thomas P. Stafford. Launched on December 15, 1965 on a two-day mission, Gemini VI achieved the first space rendezvous ever with Gemini VII. The tank has a rubber bladder and used oxygen as a pressurant. It was removed from the spacecraft after the mission.
- Airesearch made the tank, and NASA transferred it to NASM in 1968.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Inventory Number
- A19680266002
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- SPACECRAFT-Crewed-Parts & Structural Components
- Materials
- Anodized aluminum, plastic, rubber/neoprene, stainless steel, adhesive tape, paper
- Dimensions
- 9in. x 1ft 1 1/2in. (22.86 x 34.29cm) (Approximate)
- 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_A19680266002
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv958183695-b884-4a21-8ec9-7a788afabaed
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