Gemini Guidance Computer

Gemini Guidance Computer
Gemini Guidance Computer in National Air and Space Museum
Invented byIBM Federal Systems Division
ManufacturerIBM Federal Systems Division
Introduced1965; 59 years ago (1965)
Discontinued1966; 58 years ago (1966)
TypeAvionics
Guidance Computer
ProcessorDiscrete Components [1]
Frequency7.143 kilohertz clock
Memory39-bit words memory, each composed of three 13-bit syllables, 4,096 words of memory, in a ferrite core array.
PortsModular Display Keyboard (MDK), Modular Display Readout (MDR), Attitude Control and Maneuver Electronics (ACME), Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), Horizon Sensors, Time Reference System (TRS)[2]
Weight58.98 lb (26.75 kg)
Dimensions18.9 in × 14.5 in × 12.75 in (48.0 cm × 36.8 cm × 32.4 cm) (H)×(W)×(D)

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]

  1. ^ Tomayko, James E. (March 1988). "Ch1-2".
  2. ^ "The Gemini Spacecraft Computer".
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference manual was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ 8. J. C. Hundley and R. A. Watson, "A Digital Computer in Orbital Flight," TR 63-825-892, IBM Federal Systems Division, Owego, New York, October 1964.