FLIGHT NASA Kennedy Space Center Space Shuttle Orbiter Astronaut Panel Switch
Item History & Price
Reference Number: Avaluer:2813855 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
A single throw, four pole device.
This artifact was originally purchased at a KSC Auction at their Ransom Road Facility.
It has an original acquisition cost of around $5000.
NASA designed this switch to the highest MANNED RATED SPACEFLIGHT standards and it was specifically constructed for the Space Shuttle Orbiter.
Arguably the most sophisticated a...nd reliable toggle switch ever built.
Gold and Silver Alloys were used in it's construction.
Completely Hermetic with Electron Beam welded and Gold Braze Ceramic Alloy seals.
The etched nomenclature reads:
ME 452-0102-8463
DATE CODE 2290
ARC PART NUMBER 191863
SERIAL NUMBER 55987-724
APPLIED RESOURCES CORPORATION FAIRFIELD, NEW JERSEY
SWITCH TOGGLE HERMETIC
The ME number designates this device as part of the NASA Space Shuttle Fight Hardware
Boeing/Rockwell was the Prime Contractor for the Space Shuttle Orbiter Systems
This artifact will be very similar in appearance and condition to the version pictured. All pertinent nomenclature refers to the one you shall receive.
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