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The Apollo spacecraft used a sextant for navigation between the Earth and Moon. Operation of the sextant involved sighting through a telescope; this filter was placed over one of the sextant's two scopes.

This object was flown on Apollo 9, and was transferred by NASA to the Smithsonian in 1975.

Display Status

This object is on display in Human Spaceflight at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

Human Spaceflight

Object Details

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

INSTRUMENTS-Navigational

Dimensions

3-D: 1.9 x 8.9cm (3/4 x 3 1/2 in.)

Materials

Aluminum, Glass

Inventory Number

A19770208000

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Restrictions & Rights

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