Original NASA Apollo Saturn Rocket Instrument Unit Artifact
* Vintage NASA Apollo, Saturn Rocket, Instrument Unit, Subcarrier Oscillator, Flight Hardware*
The Telemetry Flight Boxes used aboard the Saturn Rocket were critical in assessing the status of all of the components before, during and after launch from Kennedy Space Center.
This particular model of subcarrier oscillator was designed to produce a carrier frequency on which select telemetry data were transmitted.
It was specifically designed by the engineers at Marshall Space Flight Center for the Saturn Moon Rocket.
This device contains an array of micro-electronic components that were built to NASA "Manned Mission Rated" standards.
The precious metal gold was incorporated throughout this module to shield it from any stray, external noise signals.
Oscillator Data Plate:Subcarrier Oscillator, Model TS-41Vector Manufacturing Company IncorporatedSouthhampton, PennsylvaniaFrequency: 30.0 Kilocycles, Serial Number: 4037-RETest Point, Lower Band, Output, Upper Band
NASA Saturn I.U. Flight Box Data Tag (for provenance verification only):NASAGeorge C. Marshall Spaceflight CenterUnited StatesTelemeter Assembly F6 802A459Assembly Number: 50M10679Model Number: ASerial Number: 001Manufactured By: Brown Engineering Company
Approximate artifact dimensions: 1.75 inches x 1.5 inches x 1 inch.
Everything included in this sale is shown in the first ten listing photos. The last eleven private collection and NASA/IBM images are for reference only (image credits: NASA/IBM), including diagrams of the IU showing where this device was designed to be used, a photo of an open example of another one of these I.U. Subcarrier Oscillators (NOT included in this sale - The I.U. Subcarrier Oscillator offered for sale in this listing will remain sealed), two photos of the Saturn I.U. Flight Box top level interior from which this device originated and a photo of the same Saturn I.U. Flight Box's NASA data plate (The Flight Box and contents are NOT included in this sale - They are shown here for provenance verification only). This sale will include the oneI.U. Subcarrier Oscillator unit shown in the first eight listing photos.
NASA Apollo engineer, Charles H. Bell, originally purchased this artifact from the Kennedy Space Center back in the 1970s.
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