Carried on board his Gemini 12 mission, this dial was used by the crew to determine proper camera settings (back in the day of manual film cameras, of course). Accompanied by an MSC Spacecraft parts Tag (below), with the flight duration of the dial written in a technician’s hand on the reverse and indicating the part then went to bonded storage.
Black anodized, machined aluminum dial measures 2″ in diameter and is mounted to a 3 x 2 base, which is labeled “CF55075-1, Ser. No. 5.”
Today is Buzz Aldrin’s 90th birthday! 🎂 🚀
Accompanying part tag (everything in the U.S. program has a part number
With the cool detail of the flight duration, to the second, on the reverse side:
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