Transmitter / Receiver, UHF Voice, Gemini VIII
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Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Collins Radio Co.
- Summary
- This is one of the two ultra-high frequency voice transmitters/receivers flown on the Gemini VIII mission. This equipment provided line-of-sight voice communications between the astronauts and the ground. A high frequency voice transmitter/receiver provided beyond line-of-sight voice communication between the astronauts and the ground. Astronauts Walter Schirra, Jr. and Thomas Stafford flew the three-day Gemini VIII mission in December 1965. Collins Radio made this artifact and NASA transferred it to NASM in 1971.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Inventory Number
- A19711520000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- EQUIPMENT-Communications Devices
- Materials
- Anodized Aluminum, Steel, Ink, Paper, Rubber, Plastic
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 21 x 7.1 x 7.1cm (8 1/4 x 2 13/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
- 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_A19711520000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv95a22fc29-87cd-4ac9-9810-0ee9c0eb2089
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