Electronic panel holds out hope for man's trip to moon
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Creator
Woods, Jon
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Photograph article dated December 26, 1960 partially reads, "With infinite care the technician examines the miniature electronic panel through a 30-power microscope. Each of the 350 components and 1,000 soldered connections are scrutinized individually for the slightest sign of a flaw. The unit, no larger than a pocket magazine, must be as near to perfection as humans can achieve - it has a ticket to the moon. This is one of nine component panels designed and developed by International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation's Industrial Products Division, 15191 Bledsoe St., Sylmar, to serve as sub-miniature power control and distribution system for the Ranger space vehicle program."
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;36 x 25 cm. Photographic prints
International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation.--Industrial Products Division--Employees Navigation (Aeronautics)--Equipment and supplies Hands Rockets (Aeronautics)--Electronic equipment--United States Rockets (Aeronautics)--Control systems Electromechanical devices--United States Aeronautics--United States Sylmar (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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