Gemini Guidance Computer
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The Gemini Guidance Computer (sometimes Gemini Spacecraft On-Board Computer (OBC)) was a digital, serial computer designed for Project Gemini, America's second human spaceflight project.[3] The computer, which facilitated the control of mission maneuvers, was designed by the IBM Federal Systems Division.[4]
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Invented by | IBM Federal Systems Division |
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Manufacturer | IBM Federal Systems Division |
Introduced | 1965; 59 years ago (1965) |
Discontinued | 1966; 58 years ago (1966) |
Type | Avionics Guidance Computer |
Processor | Discrete Components [1] |
Frequency | 7.143 kilohertz clock |
Memory | 39-bit words memory, each composed of three 13-bit syllables, 4,096 words of memory, in a ferrite core array. |
Ports | Modular Display Keyboard (MDK), Modular Display Readout (MDR), Attitude Control and Maneuver Electronics (ACME), Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), Horizon Sensors, Time Reference System (TRS)[2] |
Weight | 58.98 lb (26.75 kg) |
Dimensions | 18.9 in × 14.5 in × 12.75 in (48.0 cm × 36.8 cm × 32.4 cm) (H)×(W)×(D) |
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