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This is a wind tunnel model of the Apollo Launch Escape System (LES) nose, with canards or fairings deployed (open). The model was used in wind tunnel tests during the 1960s at the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center for Project Apollo.

The object was donated to the NASM in 1971.

Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.

Object Details

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

MODELS-Wind Tunnel

Manufacturer

Unknown

Dimensions

3-D: 20.3 x 8.9 x 21.6cm (8 x 3 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.)

Materials

Steel, epoxy with metal

Inventory Number

A19720949000

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Manned Spacecraft Center

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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