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When sighting the Guidance and Navigation telescope toward the sun, the sun's rays were attentuated by this filter. Two filters were supplied to the Command Module: one for use when the astronauts were wearing spacesuits, the other when in a shirtsleeve environment. This filter was for the former use.It was instsalled in the Apollo Command Module "Columbia" and flown on the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon, July 1969.

Transferred from NASA t the Museum in 1973.

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

INSTRUMENTS-Navigational

Manufacturer

Kollsman Instrument Company

Dimensions

3-D: 9.5 × 9 × 3.2cm (3 3/4 × 3 9/16 × 1 1/4 in.)

Materials

Anodized Aluminum
Glass
Plastic
Steel
Coating

Inventory Number

A19791558000

Credit Line

Transfer from National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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