Shingle, Gemini 2
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Object Details
- Manufacturer
- McDonnell Aircraft Corp.
- Summary
- This is one of the beaded Rene 41 shingles that was on the exterior of the cabin portion of the Gemini 2 capsule, which was flown on a suborbital, unmanned test flight in January 1965. The shingles provided both aerodynamic and heat protection during the capsule's reentry in to the Earth's atmosphere. They were composed of 53% nickel, 19% chromium, 11% cobalt, 9.75% molybdenum, 3.15% titanium, 1.6% aluminum, .09% carbon, .005% boron, and less than 2.75% iron. McDonnell Aircraft Corporation made the shingle and NASA transferred it to NASM in 1969.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Inventory Number
- A19700113000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- SPACECRAFT-Crewed-Parts & Structural Components
- Materials
- Rene 41
- Dimensions
- Overall: 27.94 x 3.18 x 40.64cm (11in. x 1 1/4in. x 1ft 4in.)
- 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_A19700113000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv93cb0cbca-b069-4f82-bba9-7465fef41684
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