NASA Apollo Saturn Rocket Instrument Unit Computer Circuit Board Space Hardware

Description: Original NASA Apollo Saturn Rocket Instrument Unit Artifact * Vintage NASA Apollo, Saturn Rocket, Instrument Unit, Computer Circuit Board, Space Flight Hardware * The Instrument Unit (I.U.) was the "brain" or control center of the Saturn Rocket. This artifact was specifically designed by the engineers at Marshall Space Flight Center as a circuit board component for a Saturn Rocket Instrument Unit Telemetry Flight Box. 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 the Kennedy Space Center. All of this circuit board's integrated components are built to the exceptional standards of NASA Apollo 'Mission Rated' Flight Hardware. Among the various components on this board are Glass Sealed Kovar Transistors, Hermetically Sealed Kovar Tantalum Capacitors, and Pulse Signal Transformers. The precious metals Gold, Silver, and Tantalum are used throughout this conformally coated device. Circuit Board Nomenclature:M2807A Serial Number: 1782B NASA Saturn I.U. Flight Box Data Tag (for provenance verification only):NASA George C. Marshall Spaceflight CenterUnited States Telemeter Assembly F6 802A459Assembly Number: 50M10679Model Number: A Serial Number: 001Manufactured By: Brown Engineering Company Approximate artifact dimensions: 4.25 inches x 3.25 inches. The last nine private collection and NASA/IBM images are for reference only, including diagrams of the IU showing where this device was designed to be used, and a photo of the Saturn I.U. Flight Box data tag from which this device originated (NOT included in this sale. For provenance verification only). Everything included in this sale is shown in the first six listing photos. NASA Apollo engineer, Charles H. Bell, originally purchased this artifact from the Kennedy Space Center back in the 1970s. A beautiful example of the superior quality standards applied in Apollo spaceflight hardware technology and engineering! We require that all potential buyers read our 'FAQ and Terms of Sale' section, at the bottom of each listing, prior to purchase, offer or bid placement and inquiries. FAQ & Terms of Sale:* Artifact Inquiries: Please submit all questions regarding listed artifacts, prior to purchase or bid placement, and allow at least 24 hours for a response. Write in anytime with all other questions or special artifact requests. We will try to locate any specific type of spaceflight hardware that you are interested in purchasing.* Artifact Provenance: Artifacts that include provenance (or any documents, original receipts, part tags, certificate of authenticity / COA, etc) in the sale will specify this in the listing's written description and will be shown in the listing photos. If any of this type of provenance/paperwork is not shown in the photos and specified as "included" in the listing, then it is not available or included in the sale.* Artifact Flight Status: FLOWN Hardware = Spacecraft hardware/components, crew equipment, scientific instruments, or other items/materials that have been flown. FLIGHT Hardware = Spacecraft flight-qualified spares or backup hardware/components and engineering test articles made of the same components as the flight article. These are items that could have flown but were not flown. Ground Support Equipment (GSE) = Non-flight space program hardware, equipment, and scientific Instruments used in direct association with the spacecraft, spacecraft engineers, and technicians. These are items that were used and made for ground support that may or may not have been in direct contact with the spacecraft prior to launch.* All items listed here are being sold as collectible artifacts only, and although they may be in perfect working order, we are not able to test them for functionality.* International Customers: Most artifacts will ship internationally. If the international shipping cost is not shown in the listing, please send a message requesting the rate. All international, customs associated duties or fees are additional (not included in this transaction), and they are the buyer's responsibility. We can not take special customs form requests. All information entered on customs forms is automated through eBay, based on the exact item listing description and value information saved in eBay's system. Note: FAQ & Terms of Sale may be updated periodically. Please check for new information, before each purchase.

Price: 168 USD

Location: Miami, Florida

End Time: 2024-11-21T20:16:11.000Z

Shipping Cost: 11 USD