Sujet

Envelope with Screws and Nuts, Altimeter, Barometric. Creator: Kollsman Instrument Company.

Légende

This envelope contains mounting hardware for an altimeter used for ground testing in the Gemini program. The altimeter gave a reading from 24 km (80,000 feet) to zero to assist the Gemini crew in their return to Earth from space.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A87_442

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

38.0Mo (598.7Ko) / 30.8cm x 30.8cm / 3643 x 3643 (300dpi)

Mots clés

close up black education country metal flight space science color altitude location century measurement aviation barometer close-up space travel alloy United States of America Colour Smithsonian Institution instrument panel National Air and Space Museum Educational Institution 20th century air and space museum American America USA altitude measurement scientific institution space mission ink object united states Paul black colour paper Project Gemini Heritage Art Ferrous Alloy Non-Magnetic Metal Alloy NASM INSTRUMENTS-Flight Management altimeter Kollsman Instrument Company Paul Kollsman Kollsman